Chronic pain in torture victims

Current Pain and Headache Reports

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 73-79

  Carinci, Adam J ^a   Mehta, Pankaj ^a   Christo, Paul J ^b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic pain; Cognitive behavioral therapy; Epidemiology; Pain sequelae; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Psychological stress; Refugee; Rehabilitation; Torture; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; VENLAFAXINE;

ANXIETY; ARTHRALGIA; ASPHYXIA; AVULSION INJURY; BACKACHE; BLUNT TRAUMA; BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; BURN; CHEMICAL BURN; CHRONIC PAIN; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; ELECTRIC SHOCK; FOOT PAIN; GENITAL INJURY; GUNSHOT INJURY; HEADACHE; HEEL PAIN; HUMAN; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; NECK PAIN; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PENETRATING TRAUMA; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RAPE; REFUGEE; REVIEW; SENSORY DEPRIVATION; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SEXUAL ABUSE; STAB WOUND; TESTIMONIAL THERAPY; THORAX PAIN; TORTURE; TORTURE SURVIVOR;

CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; PAIN; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TORTURE;

EID: 77953536861     PISSN: 15313433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11916-010-0101-2     Document Type: Review

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