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The psychological impact of torture

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Abstract:
Many refugees in the developed world are survivors of torture and present with health needs without their traumatic experience being disclosed or identified. Chronic pain is a common problem, as are symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety, depression, and other distress. Current circumstances, particularly poverty, uncertainty about asylum, separation from or loss of family and roles, and difficulties settling in the host country, all contribute to current psychological problems and exacerbate existing ones. Psychological treatment studies tend to be focused either on PTSD diagnosis and use protocoldriven treatment, usually in the developed world, or on multiple problems using multimodal treatment including advocacy and welfare interventions, usually in the developing world. Reviews of both of these, and some of the major criticisms, are described. Psychological interventions tend to produce mediumsized changes in targeted measures of distress, when compared with waiting lists or standard treatment, but these may fall well short of enabling recovery, and long-term follow-up is rare. A human rights context, with reference to cultural difference in expressing distress and seeking help, and with reference
to the personal meaning of torture, is essential as a basis for formulating treatment initiatives based on the evidence reviewed.

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Judul Seri

Pain

No. Panggil

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Penerbit

: SAGE, British Journal of Pain., 2013

Deskripsi Fisik

British Journal of Pain 7(2) 101– 106 © The British Pain Society 2013

Bahasa

English

ISBN/ISSN

DOI: 10.1177/2049463

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Tipe Isi

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Tipe Media

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Tipe Pembawa

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Edisi

(2013), 7(2)

Subjek

Pain

Info Detail Spesifik

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Pernyataan Tanggungjawab

deliza

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