“Extremely depressed with a hopeless outlook”: the experiences of psychologically traumatized nursing sisters during and after the First World War
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[1] University of Ottawa
University of Ottawa
Canadá
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- Localización: War in history, ISSN-e 1477-0385, ISSN 0968-3445, Vol. 30, Nº. 4, 2023, págs. 391-407
- Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
During the First World War, 2,845 women served as nursing sisters with the Canadian Army Medical Corps. Although the majority of those who enlisted had pre-war training, these experiences did not prepare them for the severity of the injuries they treated, the relentless pace of the work, and the pressures of working within a warzone. How did these women cope with the traumas they witnessed during their service when they returned home? Of the 842 nursing sisters who applied for a pension, 143 (16.7%) reported ongoing mental and nervous illnesses. The postwar experiences of these women reveal some of the traumas and challenges that military nurses faced overseas and when they returned home
