Complex posttraumatic stress disorder and survivors of human rights violations

Current Opinion in Psychiatry

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-6

  McDonnell, Matthew ^a   Robjant, Katy ^b,d   Katona, Cornelius ^a,c  

^a HELEN BAMBER FOUNDATION   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d Institute of Psychotrauma   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Complex posttraumatic stress disorder; Human rights abuse; Neurobiology; Torture

Indexed keywords

CHILD ABUSE; COMPLEX POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; REVIEW; SEXUAL CRIME;

BRAIN; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS; HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES; HUMANS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; SURVIVORS; TORTURE;

EID: 84870868909     PISSN: 09517367     EISSN: 14736578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/YCO.0b013e32835aea9d     Document Type: Review

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