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The essays in the book investigate the causes and manifestations of war neuroses, commonly referred to as "shell shock" at the time. These neuroses include symptoms such as anxiety, nightmares, emotional numbness, and other psychological disturbances experienced by soldiers exposed to the horrors of modern warfare. The authors analyze how the extreme stress of combat, combined with the repression of emotions and instincts, contributes to the development of these conditions.Freud, in his contribution, discusses the role of trauma and repression in war neuroses, expanding on his theory of psychoanalysis. He suggests that these neuroses are the result of unresolved internal conflicts, exacerbated by the unbearable external circumstances of war. The other contributors, including Ferenczi and Abraham, offer clinical observations and case studies to support these ideas, presenting methods for treating war neuroses through psychoanalytic therapy.