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THIS book does not pretend to be either a scientific or a medical treatise on the subject of mental health in England during the War. It is a collection of essays written in non-technical language describing the successive phases of the first four years of the second World War and giving an account of the author's impressions of the effect of war conditions upon the population.
The War and Mental Health in England
By Prof. James M. Mackintosh. Pp. v + 91. (New York: Commonwealth Fund; London: Oxford University Press, 1944.) 5s. 6d. net.
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MACNALTY, A. The War and Mental Health in England. Nature 155, 556–557 (1945). https://doi.org/10.1038/155556a0
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