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Geographical distribution of torture: An epidemiological study of torture reported by asylum applicants examined at the Department of Forensic Medicine, University of Copenhagen

open access: yesTorture Journal, 2018
Using reports from 154 examinations of alleged torture victims among asylum applicants to Denmark conducted by the Department of Forensic Medicine, University of Copenhagen, between 2001 and 2013, we have categorized the victims into four geographical ...
J. Busch, S. Hansen, H. Hougen
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Violence and torture against migrants and refugees attempting to reach the European Union through Western Balkans

open access: yes, 2021
Introduction: This paper presents a study of traumatic experiences, including torture, among refugees and migrants at the border between Croatia and Bosnia.
Byrne, Steven   +2 more
core  

Goffman's Tempting the Devil in Stigma: A Close Rereading of Goffman's “Subversive” Construct of “the Normals” Versus “the Stigmatized”

open access: yesSymbolic Interaction, EarlyView.
This article engages in a close rereading of Stigma, relating it to Goffman's biography as a person who faced stigma. Exploring his biography helps us to recognize the ways Goffman applies stigma strategies in how he represents himself as the author in Stigma.
Thaddeus Müller
wiley   +1 more source

Homicides of pregnant female sex workers in three sub‐Saharan African countries

open access: yes
International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Heather Thompson   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

When Time Stands Still: The Destructive Experience of Ambiguous Loss among Mothers of Combat Soldiers

open access: yesSymbolic Interaction, EarlyView.
What happens when stories refuse coherence? This article examines ambiguous loss among mothers of combat soldiers, focusing on how prolonged waiting and uncertainty infiltrate everyday life, eroding sensemaking. Drawing on ethnographic interviews, it explores how mothers experience the contraction of time and space—manifested in suspended routines ...
Shirly Bar‐Lev   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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

open access: yesEuropean 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   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Dental anxiety in relation to torture experiences and symptoms of post‐traumatic stress disorder

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Oral Sciences, 2018
Torture victims often show symptoms of dental anxiety when receiving dental care, but little systematic research is available. The purpose of this study was to explore torture experiences, symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and dental ...
A. C. Høyvik, B. Lie, Tiril Willumsen
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Migration and torture: Building a map of knowledge [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
We already have more than twenty-five years of academic research on migration and torture; the field has developed into an increasingly complex one since the first descriptive and epidemiological studies. This Editorial puts forward a conceptual map
Pérez-Sales, Pau
core  

Modeling the Paths from L2 Use and Socio‐Affective Variables to Communication Skills: A Mixed‐Methods Approach

open access: yesTESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract Previous research demonstrated that communication anxiety reduces L2 learners' willingness to communicate and communication frequency, but left unexplored its impact on performance. The current mixed‐methods study investigated factors impacting L2 communication skills.
Debra M. Hardison
wiley   +1 more source

Children who survive torture : A systematic review of screening, documentation and treatment of torture injuries in children [PDF]

open access: yes
Background: Children all over the world are subjected to torture, but few are identified as victims of these actions. Knowledge that facilitates identification, documentation, and treatment of torture injuries in children can allow redress and ...
Ronak Tamdjidi   +3 more
core   +3 more sources

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