Breaking Point: The Ironic Evolution of Psychiatry in World War II Reviewed

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Acknowledgments

In preparing this submission I had the honor of speaking with Dr. Harry Holloway, and gaining his insight into the broader history of military psychiatry and how this work contributed. I am extremely grateful to have benefitted from his wisdom, and sincerely thank him for his time.

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David A. Nissan

David A. Nissan, MC, USN, has served at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth and Naval Medical Center San Diego, where he has worked as the Medical Student Psychiatry Clerkship Director, Associate Program Director, and Program Director from July to December 2018. Dr. Nissan is currently serving as the Psychiatry Residency Program Director at Naval Medical Center San Diego.