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Description: | Captioned film on physical and psychotherapeutic treatment of shell shock victims at Seale Hayne (Devon) and Netley (Hampshire) military hospitals.
Shows the symptomatology of shell shock in 18 British 'other rankers' and its treatment by two leading RAMC neurologists, Dr (later Sir) Arthur Hurst and Dr J L M Symns towards the end of the First World War. Clinical features shown include a variety of ataxic and hysterical gaits; facial tics and spasms; amnesia; word-blindness and word-deafness. Also shows the use of physiotherapy, hypnotic suggestion, farm work, drill, and mock battles in the rehabilitation of convalescent patients.
VHS | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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