WWI & Mental Health
What term was commonly used during WWI to describe the psychological trauma experienced by soldiers, characterized by symptoms like fatigue, tremor, confusion, and nightmares
What is shell shock?
This controversial treatment, involving electric shocks, was sometimes used on soldiers with shell shock in an attempt to "cure" them quickly and return them to the front
What is electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)?
The increased recognition of psychological trauma after WWI led to changes in this field with greater emphasis on understanding and treating the psychological wounds of war
what is psychiatry?
This surgical specialty advanced significantly due to the high numbers of facial and head injuries sustained in trench warfare during WWI
What is plastic surgery?
What was the name of the armistice signed between the Allies and Germany?
What is Treaty of Versailles?
What type of facility, often criticized for its harsh treatments, became a common place for soldiers suffering from severe shell shock to be institutionalized during and after WWI?
What is an lunatic asylum (or mental hospital)?
This type of therapy, emphasizing talking through traumatic experiences, gained prominence in the aftermath of WWI as a way to address shell shock
What is psychotherapy/ talk therapy?
What is the name of the process used to help soldiers come back to society
What is rehabilitation?
WWI led to the development of this medical discipline focused on the rehabilitation of injured soldiers, including prosthetics and physical therapy
What is rehabilitation Medicine?
What was the name of the warfare that was fought in ditches?
What is trench warfare?
What long-term effect of WWI led to increased research and awareness of mental health issues, contributing to the development of new treatments and a gradual reduction in the stigma associated with psychological trauma?
What is the increased recognition of PTSD Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder) and the need for mental health care?
This long-term effect of WWI on mental health care involved a big shift towards deinstitutionalization and community based treatment for mental illness.
What is the move towards community mental health care?
The need to treat and rehabilitate a large number of veterans with missing limbs and other physical disabilities led to significant development in this field.
What is prosthetics?
The widespread of chemical weapons in WWI led to the advancements in the treatment of this type of injury, including the development of gas masks and respiratory support.
What are lung injuries/chemical burns?
Which country was forced to take blame for WWI
What is Germany?
What common symptom of shell shock caused soldiers to uncontrollably hake or tremble?
What is a tremor?
Besides soldiers what other group of people was commonly affected by shell shock?
Who are civilian's?
The experience of treating massive trauma injuries during WWI highlighting the importance of this coordinated approach to patient care involving multiple specialities.
What is multidisciplinary care?
This method of blood preservation and storage was refined during WWI, allowing for more effective transfusions and saving countless of lives on the battle field.
What is blood banking?
Which new military technology used extensively for the first time in WWI that led to significant changes in battlefield tactics and high casualty rates?
What are machine guns?
This literary genre saw a surge in popularity after WWI reflecting the disillusionment and psychological impact of the war on soldiers and society.
What is war poetry/literature?
What is the name of the chemical that was used in warfare that caused many deaths and trauma?
What is mustard gas?
What is the term for the loss of speech due to injury or illness affecting the brains language centers?
What is aphasia?
The psychological trauma experienced by soldiers in WWI led to the development of these professionals into medical teams, focusing on the mental health needs for patients.
who are psychologists/ psychiatrists?
What was the name of the passenger ship sunk by a German u-boat in 1915 contributing to the U.S. decision to enter WWI?
what is the Lusitania?