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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457425603321

Titolo

Broken spirits : the treatment of traumatized asylum seekers, refugees, war, and torture victims / / edited by John P. Wilson, Boris Drozek

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Brunner-Routledge, , 2004

ISBN

1-135-94642-6

1-280-06420-X

9786610064205

0-203-31054-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (737 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

DrozekBoris

WilsonJohn P (John Preston)

Disciplina

616.85/21

Soggetti

Post-traumatic stress disorder - Treatment

Refugees - Rehabilitation

War victims - Rehabilitation

Torture victims - Rehabilitation

Refugees - Mental health services

War victims - Mental health services

Torture victims - Mental health services

War - Psychological aspects

Psychiatry, Transcultural

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

BOOK COVER; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS

Sommario/riassunto

Mental health problems among asylum seekers and refugees are becoming a public issue, but awareness of this problem among the mental health community is relatively low. Although advances have been made in the provision of innovative mental health services for asylum seekers and refuges with PTSD, they are not systemized, and not widely known to professionals in the field. A publication offering practical guidelines for the treatment of torture victims and political



refugees does not exist. Broken Spirits aims to bring together the works of the most respected mental health professional