[12] This fact is in danger of being overlooked by members of the public whose knowledge of “shock” is obtained from the newspaper reports.
[13] R. G. Rows, op. cit., p. 441.
[14] For particulars of these hospitals, see W. Aldren Turner’s Report, Lancet, May 27th, 1916, p. 1073. The reports published in the special war numbers of the Revue Neurologique (and especially Nos. 23, 24, November and December, 1915) bear ample testimony to the magnificent work being done by the French in this direction. Not only has special provision been made in each military district for dealing with neurological and mental cases, but also admirable accounts of the work are being published, and those responsible for the care of such patients have been afforded many opportunities for discussing their difficulties and learning from each other.
[15] Or “seeking conscious and rational grounds for actions” (and beliefs) “whose motives are largely unconscious and perhaps irrational.” (A description borrowed from Burt’s article, q. v.)
[16] On pp. 12, 13.
[17] (and, obviously, the same may be said of not a few ‘scientific’ beliefs.)
[18] Principles of Psychology, II., 283-324.
[19] The opinions of Dr. Bedford Pierce upon this matter are highly important. British Medical Journal, January 8th, 1916, p. 4.
[20] Our personal experience has been of privates and non-commissioned officers only, but there is no a priori reason for supposing that these remarks do not apply to the commissioned ranks. It has been found that in the French Army the cases of neurasthenia amongst officers have been very numerous.
[21] “Hysterie und Kriegsdienst” (Hysteria and War Service), Münchener Medizinische Wochenschrift, March 16th, 1915.