The Mental Health Consequences of Torture

In 1997 the National Institute of Mental Health assembled a working group of international experts to address the mental health consequences of torture and related violence and trauma; report on the status of scientific knowledge; and include research recommendations with implications for treatment,...

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Other Authors: Gerrity, Ellen (Editor), Keane, Terence M. (Editor), Tuma, Farris (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer US 2001, 2001
Edition:1st ed. 2001
Series:Springer Series on Stress and Coping
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:In 1997 the National Institute of Mental Health assembled a working group of international experts to address the mental health consequences of torture and related violence and trauma; report on the status of scientific knowledge; and include research recommendations with implications for treatment, services, and policy development. This book, dedicated to those who experience the horrors of torture and those who work to end it, is based on that report
Physical Description:XXIII, 375 p online resource
ISBN:9781461512950