Government-Sanctioned Torture

Status of the Rehabilitation Movement

Bibliographic Data

ID2397387
AuthorsJames M Jaranson (corresponding author)
Year1995
Volume32
Issue3
Pages253-286
Publication date1995-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueTranscultural Psychiatric Research Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0041-1108 • E-ISSN: 0315-4386
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/136346159503200302
OpenAlexW2150101476
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited30

Government-sanctioned torture remains widespread despite expansion of the rehabilitation movement and efforts towards prevention. This paper describes how the cultural and socio political contexts in which the survivor was tortured and receives help significantly affect perceptions of torture's con sequences and selection of the most appropriate interventions. The paper defines and describes torture, reviews the histori cal and philosophical antecedents in the evolution of the rehabilitation movement and discusses how these antecedents have affected perceptions of diagnosis, models of treatment and prognosis for torture survivors. Opportunities for future research and training are proposed

Affect (linguistics · Criminology · Government (linguistics · Human rights · Perception · Political science · Politics · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Torture · Communication · Health and Conflict Studies · Law · Migration, Health and Trauma · Psychology · Rehabilitation · Torture, Ethics, and Law

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