'The fear is still in me': Caring for survivors of torture

American Journal of Nursing

Volumn 104, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 54-65

  McCullough Zander, Kathleen ^a   Larson, Sharyn ^a  

^a CENTER FOR VICTIMS OF TORTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE THERAPY; EMOTIONAL STRESS; HUMAN; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REFUGEE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL RATE; TORTURE; ADULT; CASE REPORT; FEAR; FEMALE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING CARE; SURVIVOR;

ADULT; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING CARE; REFUGEES; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; SURVIVORS; TORTURE;

EID: 7044229647     PISSN: 0002936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000446-200410000-00027     Document Type: Review

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