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International Journal of Mental Health Systems, 2021 Background A range of services within Australia and internationally have been developed that are focused on the engagement of individuals who are of refugee background to work as a liaison between their communities and mental health services.
Karen Wei +6 more
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Review of International Studies, 2007 ABSTRACTI develop a framework to account for torture, which I argue should be understood with reference to international relations. I show that torture is intended as a tool to ensure the security, stability and legitimacy of elites, often transnationally, but there is often a disjuncture between its intended and actual outcomes.
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Impact of asylum interviews on the mental health of traumatized asylum seekers [PDF]
European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 2015 Background: Asylum interviews within the asylum procedure are associated with psychological stress for traumatized asylum seekers. This study investigates the impact of asylum interviews on the mental health in a sample of 40 traumatized asylum seekers ...
Katrin Schock +2 more
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Torture, 2023 Introduction: Despite facing many challenges, some survivors of torture seeking asylum in the U.S. have courageously engaged in advocacy efforts to bring attention to human rights issues relevant to their own personal experiences.
Nouf Bazaz +4 more
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Screening asylum seekers in Denmark for torture using a structured questionnaire
Torture, 2021 The United Nations Committee against Torture recommends systematic torture screening throughout the asylum process. The goal of this study is to evaluate the introduction of a structured questionnaire, coding for torture according to the definition ...
Ebbe Munk-Andersen +2 more
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Torture, 2019 Background: The use of psychological torture or torture methods that leave no visible marks (stealth torture) is on the increase in various contexts.
Elna Søndergaard +2 more
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International Journal of Conflict and Violence, 2019 Based on the hypothesis that pain is a stand-alone problem, not just a symptom of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), the effect of group psycho-education (“pain school”) for survivors of the Khmer Rouge regime with pain-PTSD comorbidity was tested in
Uwe Harlacher +5 more
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Gender differences in victims of war torture: Types of torture and psychological consequences [PDF]
Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2010 Background/Aim. Torture for political reasons is an extreme violence in interpersonal relations resulting in not only acute psychiatric disorders but also very often in very severe and far reaching negative consequences for the overall psychosocial ...
Špirić Željko +6 more
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Health impact of electric discharge weapons: a review of case studies
TortureIntroduction: In recent years mass protest movements have taken to the streets in many countries across the world. Despite strong international and domestic legal protections for the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and other fundamental human ...
Marie Brasholt +3 more
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