▁University . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁B lain ▁was ▁commission ed ▁into ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Public ▁Health ▁Service ▁( US P HS ), ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁medical ▁director ▁for ▁the ▁War ▁Sh ipping ▁Administration ▁( WS A ). ▁Through ▁the ▁W SA , ▁B lain ▁directed ▁the ▁provision ▁of ▁medical ▁care ▁for ▁cas ual ties ▁in ▁the ▁Mer chant ▁Marine ▁Service . ▁When ▁the ▁war ▁ended , ▁he ▁was ▁recommended ▁to ▁lead ▁the ▁Psych iat ric ▁and ▁Ne uro logic ▁Division ▁in ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Medicine ▁and ▁S urg ery ▁in ▁the ▁V eter ans ▁Administration ▁( VA ) ▁to ▁provide ▁care ▁for ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁veter ans . ▁B lain ▁was ▁instrument al ▁in ▁providing ▁psych iat ric ▁and ▁ne uro logic ▁care ▁to ▁thousands ▁of ▁veter ans ▁who ▁were ▁re h abil it ating ▁in ▁in ade qu ate ▁V A ▁hospital ▁facilities ▁and ▁V A ▁out pat ient ▁clin ics ▁which ▁had ▁in ade qu ate ▁numbers ▁of ▁trained ▁medical ▁staff . ▁B lain ▁for ged ▁relationships ▁between ▁the ▁newly ▁organized ▁National ▁Institute ▁of ▁M ental ▁Health ▁( N IM H ) ▁of ▁the ▁US P HS , ▁and ▁with ▁medical ▁schools ▁and ▁univers ities . ▁The ▁new ▁relationships ▁between ▁the ▁V A ▁hosp it als ▁and ▁clin ics ▁established ▁training ▁programs ▁in ▁psych iat ry , ▁ne uro log y , ▁psych ology , ▁social ▁work , ▁and ▁psych iat ric ▁n urs ing ▁which ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁inf usion ▁of ▁trained