British ‘Stiff Up Lip’ Leaves War Veterans’ Mental Health Overlooked (Medical News Today)
Posted on June 7th, 2009 by Mental Health Recovery News
An Australian psychiatrist believes Britain's stiff upper lip culture, class system and the NHS means we are not supporting the mental health needs of war veterans adequately. Speaking today at the Royal College of Psychiatrists' Annual Meeting in Liverpool, Professor Alexander McFarlane said Britain has a "peculiarly ambivalent" relationship with its armed forces.
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