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Torture : quarterly journal on rehabilitation of torture victims and prevention of torture, 2018 BACKGROUND Torture survivors face multiple problems, including psychological difficulties, whether they are refugees or remain in the country where they were tortured.
Nimish Patel +2 more
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ICD-11 PTSD and CPTSD: Implications for the rehabilitation of survivors of torture seeking international protection [PDF]
, 2021 Introduction: Rates of torture are especially high among those seeking asylum, with global estimates of forced migrants having experienced torture exceeding 50%. Torture is the strongest predictor of PTSD amongst refugee populations.
Hearns, Aisling +3 more
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International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.Abstract The term femicide, widely used in reference to the “killing of a woman because she is a woman,” has been questioned on the ground that it implies unequal dignity of men and women victims of gender related death. This position called for an analysis of the terminology used to describe and define the various forms of killing of women and men. We
Giuseppe Benagiano +3 more
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Proving torture: demanding the impossible
Forced Migration Review, 2017 New research demonstrates that errors by Home Office asylum caseworkers in their handling of expert medical evidence of torture can make it almost impossible for survivors of torture seeking asylum in the UK to prove that they were tortured.
Lucy Gregg, Jo Pettitt
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European Journal of PsychotraumatologyIntroduction: This study investigates clinical reported challenges and ethical-professional considerations related to the use of the International Trauma Interview (ITI) and International Trauma Exposure Measure (ITEM) with trauma-affected refugees in ...
Frederik Bernt Scharff +6 more
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Dirty Hands, Clean Conscience? The CIA Inspector General’s Investigation of “Enhanced Interrogation Techniques” in the War on Terror and the Torture Debate [PDF]
, 2011 The War on Terror has generated fierce debate on torture as a means of thwarting terrorist threats. The argument is polarized between those who take a utilitarian position and those who seek to uphold the absolute prohibition on torture.
Blakeley, Ruth, Ruth Blakeley
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Torture survivors' symptom load compared to chronic pain and psychiatric in-patients.
Torture: quarterly journal on rehabilitation of torture victims and prevention of torture, 2018 Before their entry into the rehabilitation program at the Rehabilitation and Research Centre for Torture Victims ('RCT') in Copenhagen, the degree of symptoms of a group of resettled traumatized refugees was assessed by means of two rating scales: the ...
U. Harlacher +2 more
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Flawed logic and shallow utilitarianism: Torture and the ticking bomb scenario [PDF]
, 2011 The debate over the efficacy of torture is ongoing. When faced with an emergency situation, such as a bomb about to explode in a densely populated area, should the state resort to torture if the suspect in custody refuses to divulge any information ...
Simonette, Adam
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Journal of Dental Education, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objectives Dentists are at risk of developing musculoskeletal pain (MP) during their professional lives. The objectives were to compare dental students’ and dentists’ professional pain–related education, current professional pain, coping strategies, and evaluations of ways to alleviate pain.
Shraddha Ramnath, Marita R. Inglehart
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Group treatment for survivors of torture and severe violence: A literature review.
Torture: quarterly journal on rehabilitation of torture victims and prevention of torture, 2018 METHODS The authors conducted a systematic review of scholarly journals and manuscripts. The search was limited to articles published in English that focused on group treatment with torture survivors.
M. Bunn +3 more
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