Psychological assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of torture survivors: A review

Clinical Psychology Review

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 628-641

  Campbell, Thomas A ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Torture; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FRACTURE; HUMAN; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRISONER; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGIST; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCAR; TORTURE SURVIVOR;

CULTURE; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; SURVIVORS; TORTURE;

EID: 34247853306     PISSN: 02727358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpr.2007.02.003     Document Type: Article

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