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The DSM 5 and the Istanbul Protocol: Diagnosis of psychological sequels of torture

Torture, 2018
The Manual on Effective Investigation and Documentation of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, commonly known as the Istanbul Protocol, is an interdisciplinary standard supported by, among others, the United Nations and
Thomas Wenzel, Andreas Frewer, Siroos Mirzaei   +2 more
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Personality Disruption as Mental Torture: The CIA, Interrogational Abuse, and the U.S. Torture Act [PDF]

, 2019
This Article is a contribution to the torture debate. It argues that the abusive interrogation tactics used by the United States in what was then called the “global war on terrorism” are, unequivocally, torture under U.S. law. To some readers, this might
Luban, David, Newell, Katherine S.
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Exploring Bankruptcy Attorneys' Experiences With Clients Exhibiting Suicidality: Challenges and Recommendations for Suicide Prevention

Behavioral Sciences &the Law, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Bankruptcy and financial distress commonly precipitate suicidal crises, putting bankruptcy attorneys in potentially difficult situations with clients. This qualitative study explored attorneys' experiences with clients' risk for suicide and attorneys' recommendations for suicide prevention.
John R. Blosnich, Jeanne M. Ward, Melissa Perkins, Marissa Ding, Susan De Luca   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Incommunicado detention and torture in Spain, Part I: The Istanbul Protocol Project in the Basque Country: Istanbul Protocol Project in the Basque Country Working Group

Torture, 2018
There is increasing evidence to show that torture is a serious problem in the Basque Country. Whilst such evidence can be found in reports of international human rights monitoring bodies, sentences of Spanish and international courts, and empirical ...
Lilla Hárdi, Benito Morentin, Agirre Inmaculada, Albi Inmaculada, Oihana Andueza, Arana Miren, Arnoso Maitane, Barrenetxea Olatz, Oihana Barrios, Callado LF, Gandarias Itziar, Josefina García de Eulate, Elena Gato, Ibernia Maitane, Matilde Iturralde, Enric Jordá, Andres Krakenberger, Mirena Jon Landa, Ixone Legorburu, Nagore López de Luzuriaga, Neyra G López, Iñaki Markez, Elena Medina, Ana Moreno-Pérez, Migue Navarro-Lashayas, Pau Pérez-Sales, Ángeles Plaza Mari, Anabel Ruiz de Alegría, Teresa Velasco, Luisa Vidal, Marc Walther, Urko Zalbidea, Julene Zuazua   +32 more
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Forensic Case Series

Torture, 2021
Welcome to the Torture Journal Forensic Case Series, a new section of the Torture Journal. Through this Series, we aim to provide a source of information and continuing education for health and legal practitioners involved in the forensic evaluation of ...
James Lin, Ben McVane, Berta Soley
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Sudan at War With Itself: Civilian Devastation in the Civil War

Conflict Resolution Quarterly, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A civil war is raging in Sudan between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) along with militia groups. Beginning on April 15, 2023, and continuing at least to this writing (October 15, 2025), civilian noncombatants have been subjected to bombings, beatings, torture, shootings, rape, and murder on a large scale. Since
Daniel Rothbart, Bayan Abubakr, Beltina Gjeloshi, Dieter Pfoser   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Torture, Livelihoods and Rehabilitation

Torture
The understanding of torture has evolved to encompass a complex interplay of factors including poverty, politics, health and psychosocial factors which increase vulnerability to torture.
Tania Louise Hebert
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Make America cruel again?: a pragmatic analysis of why torture does not work [PDF]

, 2017
Jennifer Brown reviews some of the psychological evidence challenging the assumption that torture works as an interrogation technique. In light of Donald Trump’s recent comments on the use of torture, she suggests that the moral case is more effective in
Brown, Jennifer
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Defining Reconciliation Studies: Theoretical and Practical Dimensions

Conflict Resolution Quarterly, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Reconciliation studies (RS) has become increasingly influential in understanding alternative views to ending conflict and dealing with the aftermath. As a discipline or field, however, it is not well defined. The actual usefulness of reconciliation (as a concept), or of RS (as a discipline), is debated, and due to its growing usage, it is ...
Colleen Alena O’Brien
wiley   +1 more source

Attachment patterns, coping, emotional processing and theraphy alliance in recovery from trauma [PDF]

, 2005
This study investigated the role of personality factors, coping and attachment in torture survivors’ recovery, thus enhancing both attachment and trauma theories.
Kanninen, Katri
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