title: Contributions of Dr. William C. Menninger to military psychiatry.
abstract: This review of the contributions of Dr. William C. Menninger to military psychiatry includes: (1) a brief biography with particular reference to Dr. Will's work with the military in World War II; (2) the status of psychiatry in the Army in 1944 at the time Dr. Will was appointed to head psychiatry in the Army; (3) Dr. Will's discussion of the characteristics of an effective military psychiatrist; (4) psychiatric treatment in combat situations as it evolved in World War II; (5) the concept of prevention, which Dr. Will felt was critically important; (6) a summary of Dr. Will's experience in World II; and (7) reflections from Dr. Will's colleagues.
authors.forename: W Walter
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: Menninger
mesh_terms: D003130:Combat Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000266:history* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D008890:Military Psychiatry / Q000266:history*; D047789:World War II