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Feasibility of an interpreter-mediated neuropsychological test battery for trauma-affected refugees [PDF]

European Journal of Psychotraumatology
Background: Cognitive impairment in trauma-affected refugees is often unassessed due to the absence of suitable cross-cultural neuropsychological measures, the high prevalence of psychiatric symptoms, and the need for interpreter mediation.
Søren Kit Bothe, T. Rune Nielsen, Linda Nordin, Sabina Palic, Marie Høgh Thøgersen   +4 more
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Torture and its sequelae among prostituted women in the United States [PDF]

European Journal of Psychotraumatology
Background: Extreme violence and psychological abuse have been extensively documented and are pervasive in prostitution. Survivors of prostitution report high levels of posttraumatic stress disorder, dissociation, depression, and self-loathing. These are
Melissa Farley, M. Alexis Kennedy
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Amplified Vulnerabilities and Reconfigured Relations: COVID-19, Torture Prevention and Human Rights in the Global South

State Crime, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has reconfigured personal, organisational and political landscapes in quite radical ways. This paper reflects on the differentiated impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and responses to it.
Andrew M. Jefferson, Giorgio Caracciolo, Jeanette Kørner, Nina Nordberg   +3 more
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Remote medico-legal assessment by telephone during COVID-19: Monitoring safety and quality when documenting evidence of torture for UK asylum applicants

Torture, 2021
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, we developed remote assessment to provide interim medicolegal reports, ensuring people could obtain medical evidence to support their asylum claim.
Juliet Cohen, Bernie Gregory, Kate Newman, Emily Rowe, Deborah Thackray   +4 more
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Group physiotherapy with survivors of torture in urban and camp settings in Jordan and Kenya

Torture, 2021
Introduction:  In this paper we report provisional field results on the impact of CVT’s (the Center for Victims of Torture) interdisciplinary group treatment on physiotherapy indicators in refugees living in urban and camp settings in Kenya and Jordan ...
Laura Janet Pizer Gueron, Arobogust Amoyi, Winnie Chao, Justine Chepngetich, Jepkemoi Joanne Kibet, Stephen Nyambok, Joseph Wesonga   +6 more
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Acceptability of a physiotherapeutic pain school treatment in trauma-affected populations in the Middle Eastern & Northern African region

Torture, 2021
Introduction: The aim of this study was to evaluate the acceptability of a physiotherapeutic pain treatment (Pain School), focusing on patient education, physical exercises and self-reliance, and a capacity building program developed for MENA based ...
Anne-Mette Karrer, Ane Kirstine Viller Hansen, Linda Nordin, Marie-Louise Drivsholm Oestergaard   +3 more
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risk of sanctions following visits by monitoring bodies; a study conducted in Albania and Honduras

Torture, 2020
Introduction: Independent monitoring of places of detention is considered an effective way of preventing torture, but some reports have shown that detainees may face reprisals after engaging with monitors.This pilot study aims to further investigate the ...
Marie Brasholt, Brenda van den Bergh, Erinda Bllaca, Alba Mejía, Marie My Warborg Larsen, Anne Katrine Graudal Levinsen, Jens Simon Modvig   +6 more
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Co-development of a clinical rehabilitation model with an evidence-based approach for torture survivors

BJPsych Open, 2023
Torture is designed to silence, render powerless, oppress and terrify not just the individual torture survivor but the whole society where the act of torture occurs.
Kolbassia Haoussou, Katy Robjant
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International survey of the utilisation of physiotherapy in treatment centers for survivors of torture

Torture, 2021
Introduction: Literature about treatment of survivors of torture tends to focus on counseling and primary medical care. There are fewer published articles about the utilization of physiotherapy at treatment centers for survivors of torture and other ...
Laura Janet Pizer Gueron, MaryAnn de Ruiter   +1 more
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Torture without Torturers [PDF]

Current Anthropology, 2020
What happens when trauma becomes a political frame for recognizing anti-black racism and police violence?
openaire   +1 more source