Rehabilitating the wounded : historical perspective on Army policy / Sanders Marble.
| Author/creator | Marble, Sanders |
| Other author | Marble, Sanders. |
| Other author | United States. Department of the Army. Office of the Surgeon General. Office of Medical History. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | [Falls Church, Va.] : Office of Medical History, Office of the Surgeon General, [2008] |
| Description | vi, 115 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction -- Executive Summary -- Conclusions -- 1. World War I: Initial Policy Decisions and Questions of Implementation - Introduction -- Setting Policy -- Mental Patients -- Blurry lines in amputee care -- Problems differentiating rehabilitation and vocational education -- Caring for the patients -- Problems Implementing Rehabilitation -- 2. 1919-1940: Between Wars - Introduction -- The Veterans' Bureau -- The Army general hospital system: developments -- Mobilization Plans -- The VB/VA hospital system: developments -- 3. World War II -- Introduction -- The Gradual Mobilization -- The Hospital Systems -- The VA -- The Army -- Personnel -- The VA -- The Army -- Developments of policy and practice -- Demobilization -- Reconditioning and Rehabilitation -- Psychiatric Patients -- 4. 1946-1956: A Changing Balance in Federal Healthcare: -- Introduction -- The VA Readjusts to Peace -- The AMEDD Amid Change -- Cutting Back Access to Army Hospitals -- The Career Compensation Act of 1949 -- The Korean War -- Convalescent Care -- Aftermath of Korea -- The Army reviews use of the VA -- 5. 1956-1973: From the Dependents Medical Care Program to the Volunteer Army via Vietnam -- Introduction -- The VA -- Changes in Medicine -- The Army -- The Changing Military Patient Population -- The Vietnam War -- The End of an Era -- 6. 1973-2001: The All-Volunteer Force charts its course -- Introduction -- Personnel Shortages in the AMEDD -- Rehabilitation Programs in the Army and VA -- Changes in Medicine -- Changing Patient Population -- Rising Healthcare Costs -- Planning for War and Supporting Deployments -- Abbreviations. |
| General note | "June 2008." |
| General note | Shipping list no.: 2008-0435-P. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| LCCN | 2008377599 |
| GPO item number | 0351-A |
| Govt. docs number | D 104.2:W 91 |