Citation

Fischman Y, Ross J. Am. J. Orthopsychiatry 1990; 60(1): 135-142.

Affiliation

Mental Health Center, Peninsula Hospital, Burlingame, Calif.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1990, American Orthopsychiatric Association, Publisher Wiley Blackwell)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

2305841

Abstract

A model for time-limited group treatment of exiled survivors of torture is presented and the importance of placing such traumatic experiences in a sociopolitical context is emphasized. The model is illustrated by descriptions of work with a group made up of Central and South American refugees. Therapeutic techniques are proposed that focus on symptoms of torture-related post-traumatic stress disorder, allowing group members to attain gradual psychological reorganization.

Language: en