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Original scientific paper

https://doi.org/10.21464/sp35102

Reflection on the (Un)Power of Men in the Context of Post-war Everyday Life of Croatian War Veterans with Mental Disorders from World War I

Jelena Seferović ; University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Arts, Aškerčeva cesta 2, SI–1000 Ljubljana


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Abstract

This paper discusses the resocialisation of the Croatian war veterans with mental disorders from World War I. It is based on an analysis of the psychiatric patient files of soldiers who were treated in two Croatian psychiatric hospitals from 1919 to 1924. Their process of social reintegration into the community after return from the battlefield is considered concerning their (in)ability to realise normative expectations regarding the gender role of men. The intention was to research whether this circumstance in part contributed to the development of feelings of powerlessness in the latter stage and consequently caused their antisocial behaviour as a result of which they were socially excluded from their home community.

Keywords

World War I; war veterans; mental disorder; resocialisation; male gender roles; powerlessness; history of psychiatry

Hrčak ID:

246292

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/246292

Publication date:

24.9.2020.

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