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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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Springer US
2001, 2001
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| 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 |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Introduction
- 2. The Survivors’ Perspective: Voices from the Center
- 3. Torture and Mental Health: A Research Overview
- 4. Psychosocial Models
- 5. Neurobiological Models of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
- 6. Economic Models
- 7. Refugees and Asylum-Seekers
- 8. Veterans of Armed Conflicts
- 9. Former Prisoners of War: Highlights of Empirical Research
- 10. Holocaust Trauma and Sequelae
- 11. Survivors of War Trauma, Mass Violence, and Civilian Terror
- 12. Rape and Sexual Assault
- 13. Homicide and Physical Assault
- 14. Children, Adolescents, and Families Exposed to Torture and Related Trauma
- 15. Domestic Violence in Families Exposed to Torture and Related Violence and Trauma
- 16. Assessment, Diagnosis, and Intervention
- 17. Measurement Issues
- 18. Mental Health Services Research: Implications for Survivors of Torture
- 19. Professional Caregiver and Observer Issues
- 20. Torture and Human Rights Violations: Public Policy and the Law
- 21. Future Directions
- Contributors: Biographical Information