Soins; la revue de référence infirmière
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In 1914, nurses were still considered as volunteers. By 1918, given more efficient training, they had acquired legitimacy among the French public. Their skills and their professionalism were appreciated and recognised, notably thanks to the crucial role they played in the fight against the tuberculosis and Spanish flu epidemics.
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The duration and intensity of the fighting, the soldiers' difficult daily living conditions and the high number of men involved in the First World War resulted in the appearance of specific mental disorders for some soldiers. At first considered to be faking their symptoms, they were later able to be diagnosed and treated thanks to psychiatrists' interest in the condition.