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An Incident in Pocheon: The Death of Sapper Gilles Ducasse
No full textThe Canadian War Museum supports developmental research. This article is a by-product of the author’s continuing research into Canadian casualty records of the Korean War. This research helps to create a better picture of the makeup of the Canadian Army Special Force in Korea. When completed, it will shed greater light on when, where, and under what circumstances the 516 Canadians who are listed in the Korean War Book of Remembrance died. The research consists of a full review of the service records of Canadian military personnel who died in Korea or in support of the war from 1950 to 1956. The atip division of the Library and Archives Canada has generously supported this research through conducting speedy review and release of the necessary files. The author would like to thank Lesley Bilton-Bravo, Mike Abbots, Marc Frêve, and Le Phung for their work in providing access to the records and for screening the files for sensitive personal information.
Le Musée canadien de la guerre soutient les recherches en matière de développement. Découlant des recherches assidues de l’auteur sur les archives canadiennes des victimes de la Guerre de Corée, cet article précise la nature de la force spéciale canadienne en Corée. À terme, il jettera un éclairage nouveau sur les 516 Canadiens figurant au livre du souvenir de la Guerre de Corée, précisant le moment, l’endroit et les circonstances de leur décès. Cette recherche consiste en un examen complet des dossiers du personnel militaire canadien mort en Corée ou en service pour cette guerre, entre 1950 et 1956. La division aiprp de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada a généreusement soutenu cette recherche en étudiant et partageant rapidement les dossiers nécessaires. L’auteur aimerait remercier Lesley Bilton-Bravo, Mike Abbotts, Marc Frêve, et Le Phung de lui avoir donné accès aux dossiers, tout en protégeant les informations personnelles de nature confidentielle
The post-viral fatigue syndrome
No full textPost-viral fatigue syndrome (myalgic encephalomyelitis) is a physically debilitating disorder associated with chronic disabling fatigue. This thesis presents two studies which look at the impact of illness from a personal-psychological and from a family perspective. The first investigates the psychological features of the syndrome. The prevalence of psychiatric disorder in 20 patients with the PVFS was determined. Sixty percent satisfied criteria for a current psychiatric disorder. Diagnoses were of neurotic depression and other neuroses. Only 25 % of a comparatively disabled group of 20 arthritis sufferers received similar diagnoses. Diagnoses did not substantially differ in type from a group of 20 subjects with major depressive disorders, although selected differences in symptom profile and the role of previous life-time psychiatric episodes, suggest that the PVFS cannot be regarded as a variant form of depressive disorder. A logistic regression analysis achieved a satisfactory separation of the two disorders on the basis of psychiatric symptoms. The second study investigates 9 school-aged children with mothers suffering from the syndrome, and 9 children with healthy parents. The children in the PVFS group had been exposed to their mother's illness from between 18 months and 14 years. They were found to have significantly more problems in the school environment in comparison to controls, rated as more shy and anxious, less assertive and with more relationship problems with peers. General family orientation was less active with fewer out-of-home family pursuits. Family interactions were somewhat more negative. Child adjustment is discussed in terms of the linkages between family, school and peer-group in the lives of these children. Investigations into the adaptive potential of such linkages and the permeability of the boundaries between the spheres raise important questions for ameliorative work in the counselling of PVFS sufferers and their families
