Psychological Disorders in Flying Personnel of the Royal Air Force
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This publication consists of a series of reports written mostly by Air Vice-Marshal Sir C. S. Symonds and Wing-Commander D. J. Williams, separately or together, with a few by Squadron-Leader D. D. Reid, together with critical evaluations by Professor A. Bradford Hill and Wing-Commander Williams on the reliability of psychiatric opinion. The wealth of material presented is enormous; the painstaking collection of evidence, and the judgment with which conclusions are drawn will ensure that it remains as a most valuable source of reference for aviation medicine for many years. Moreover, the dating of the various reports in itself provides
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