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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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Freedom From Torture in the "War on Terror": Is it Absolute? [PDF]
, 2011 Freedom from torture is regarded as “absolute,” meaning that a state cannot infringe the right for purposes which would seem legitimate such as the protection of national security.
Turner, Ian David
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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, 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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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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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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Clinical care and complicity with torture [PDF]
, 2018 The UN Convention against Torture defines torture as “any act by which severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental, is intentionally inflicted on a person” by someone acting in an official capacity for purposes such as obtaining a confession or ...
Berger, Zackary +2 more
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American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT We examined the relationship between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and epigenetic age acceleration (EAA) in adulthood as measured by second and third generation epigenetic clocks by performing a systematic review of the literature. The electronic databases MEDLINE and EMBASE were searched on 17 July 2023.
Matthew Green +2 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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On the Prospects for African Philosophy in Australia
Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper grapples with the situation of people of African descent in Australia by working through the constitution of the body of academic philosophy in the country. It contends with the parochialism of the Australian philosophical community and the prospects for the cultivation of greater pluralism. Taking African philosophy as one possible
Bryan Mukandi
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