Broken spirits : the treatment of traumatized asylum seekers, refugees, war, and torture victims / edited by John P. Wilson, Boris Drožđek.

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Wilson, John P. (John Preston)
Drožđek, Boris
Language:English
Published: New York : Brunner-Routledge, 2004.
Subjects:
Post-traumatic stress disorder > Treatment.
Refugees > Rehabilitation.
War victims > Rehabilitation.
Torture victims > Rehabilitation.
Refugees > Mental health services.
War victims > Mental health services.
Torture victims > Mental health services.
War > Psychological aspects.
Psychiatry, Transcultural.
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic > therapy.
Human Rights Abuses > psychology.
Refugees > psychology.
Stress, Psychological > psychology.
Survivors > psychology.
Torture > psychology.
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Physical Description:xxx, 706 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Theoretical, conceptual, and sociocultural considerations
  • Broken spirits : traumatic injury to culture, the self, and personality
  • Posttraumatic treatments : guidelines for practitioners
  • Nonverbal and experiential therapies
  • Treatment of special populations : gender and developmental considerations
  • Medical, surgical, and clinical issues in the treatment of refugees and torture victims
  • Legal, moral, and political issues in the treatment process.