Caring for Victims of Torture
Title | Caring for Victims of Torture PDF eBook |
Author | James M. Jaranson |
Publisher | American Psychiatric Pub |
Pages | 316 |
Release | 1998 |
Genre | Medical |
ISBN | 9780880487740 |
Since its beginnings in the 1970s, the field of torture rehabilitation has grown rapidly. A growing awareness about the practice of torture (more than 100 countries today practice government-sanctioned torture) and its effects on victims is leading to an increasing number of dedicated treatment centers. The health care professionals on the staffs of these centers need the best, most up-to-date information and advice they can get. This book delivers it. Caring for Victims of Torture contains all the collective wisdom of some of the most respected international experts in the treatment of victims of government torture -- all distinguished physicians -- including pioneers in the field of traumatic stress. Contributors discuss the most recent advances in knowledge about government-sanctioned torture and offer practical approaches to the diagnosis and treatment of torture victims. Organized into six main sections, this annotated volume provides an overview of the history and politics of torture and rehabilitation; guidance in identifying and defining the sequelae of torture; a framework for assessment and treatment; specific treatment interventions; and a discussion of ethical implications. In the final section, physicians working in the field offer firsthand accounts and address how they are trying to balance politics with caregiving. Focusing on the physician's role, this book is chiefly a clinical guide. But for advanced-level students, it serves as a thorough, up-to-date text and reference work. Religious leaders, lawyers, politicians, human rights advocates, and torture victims themselves will find it a valuable resource as well.
Pawns in a Game
Title | Pawns in a Game PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 22 |
Release | 2003 |
Genre | Human rights |
ISBN |
Good Practice in the Care of Victims of Torture
Title | Good Practice in the Care of Victims of Torture PDF eBook |
Author | Elise Bittenbinder |
Publisher | |
Pages | 113 |
Release | 2010 |
Genre | Torture victims |
ISBN | 9783860594377 |
Guidelines for the Examination of Survivors of Torture
Title | Guidelines for the Examination of Survivors of Torture PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 22 |
Release | 1995 |
Genre | Medical care |
ISBN |
Guidelines for the Examination of Survivors of Torture
Title | Guidelines for the Examination of Survivors of Torture PDF eBook |
Author | Françoise Hutton |
Publisher | |
Pages | 57 |
Release | 2000 |
Genre | Medical care |
ISBN |
Broken Spirits
Title | Broken Spirits PDF eBook |
Author | John P. Wilson |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 737 |
Release | 2004-10 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1135946426 |
Mental health problems among asylum seekers and refugees are becoming a public issue, but awareness of this problem among the mental health community is relatively low. Although advances have been made in the provision of innovative mental health services for asylum seekers and refuges with PTSD, they are not systemized, and not widely known to professionals in the field. A publication offering practical guidelines for the treatment of torture victims and political refugees does not exist. Broken Spirits aims to bring together the works of the most respected mental health professionals - from the U.S. and abroad - and make available the most current knowledge on complex PTSD, forced migration and cultural sensitivity in diagnosis and treatment.
Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture, Edinburgh Local Supporters Group
Title | Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture, Edinburgh Local Supporters Group PDF eBook |
Author | Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture. Edinburgh Local Supporters Group |
Publisher | |
Pages | 4 |
Release | 2012* |
Genre | Refugees |
ISBN |