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In 1997 the National Institute of Mental Health assembled a working group of international experts to address the mental health consequences of torture and related violence and trauma; report on the status of scientific knowledge; and include research recommendations with implications for treatment,...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Gerrity, Ellen T. (Editor), Keane, Terence Martin (Editor), Tuma, Farris (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Kluwer Academic/Plenum, 2001.
Series:Plenum series on stress and coping.
Subjects:
Torture victims > Mental health.
Torture victims > Rehabilitation.
Torture > Psychological aspects.
Post-traumatic stress disorder > Treatment.
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic > psychology.
Torture > psychology.
Crime Victims > rehabilitation.
Mental Health Services.
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic > rehabilitation.
Violence > psychology.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:In 1997 the National Institute of Mental Health assembled a working group of international experts to address the mental health consequences of torture and related violence and trauma; report on the status of scientific knowledge; and include research recommendations with implications for treatment, services, and policy development. This book, dedicated to those who experience the horrors of torture and those who work to end it, is based on that report.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxiii, 375 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781461512950 (electronic bk.)
1461512956 (electronic bk.)