Grinker and Spiegel find that two types of neurotic characters are more susceptible to war neuroses than others. The first type are those who have an unconscious expectation of injury, the other type those with rigid egos, unable to tolerate free anxiety. They have also found that the loss of a buddy is more often the cause of war neurosis than exposure to danger. They feel that men who develop symptoms of war neurosis require definitive psychiatric care and will not recover with occupational therapy alone. They were unable to discern various stages in the development of anxiety in their patients. The first manfestations are tenseness, irritability and sleeplessness. This is followed by the development of phobic defenses. Finally, a regression takes place and the patient feels helpless and impotent.

The authors find that the loss of a buddy, in addition to remobilizing old