Traumatic experiences and psychological distress in an urban refugee population seeking treatment services

A Keller, D Lhewa, B Rosenfeld, E Sachs… - The Journal of …, 2006 - journals.lww.com
While a growing literature has addressed the psychological consequences of torture and
refugee trauma, most studies have focused on homogeneous samples drawn from a single …

Multiple jeopardy: Domestic violence and the notion of cumulative risk for women in refugee camps

E Pittaway, S Rees - Women Against Violence: An Australian …, 2006 - search.informit.org
The extent of violence inflicted against refugee women in the country of origin, during flight
and in refugee camps is underestimated and often totally ignored by international relief …

Evaluating asylum seekers/torture survivors in urban primary care: a collaborative approach at the Bronx Human Rights Clinic

RG Asgary, EE Metalios, CL Smith, GA Paccione - Health & Hum. Rts., 2006 - HeinOnline
Primary care providers who evaluate torture survivors often lack formal training to identify
and address their specific needs. We assessed 89 asylum seekers from 30 countries to …

Developing a measure of dignity for stress-related health outcomes

M Chilton - Health & Hum. Rts., 2006 - HeinOnline
Jonathan Mann asserted that violations of dignity serve as underlying factors that negatively
impact the health of individuals. He called for the public health community to develop an …

Torture in Abu Ghraib

AS Keller - Perspectives in biology and medicine, 2006 - muse.jhu.edu
Iraqi detainees subjected to torture and mistreatment at Abu Ghraib prison may continue to
suffer from significant physical and psychological consequences of their abuse. This article …