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Craiglockhart

This is a hospital in Scotland were the British military send their soldiers who suffer mental breakdowns and are no longer fit for duty.

The Front

This is the foremost line of the battlefield. It is not so much a specific place, as an event that moves with the tides of battle.

The National Hospital

This is where Dr. Yealland performs his horrifying electro-shock therapy on his patients.

France

This is a country in Western Europe. In this story, the main front is here.

Madness

This is the enemy that the men at Craiglockhart must face.

Neurasthenia

This is a form of war neurosis more commonly known as shell-shock.

Electro-shock Therapy

This is the treatment of various mental illnesses by electrocuting the patient.

Freudian Psychology

Dr. Rivers was greatly influenced by this way of treating patients. While he doesn't agree that the breakdowns were caused by some...

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