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In this chapter I will focus on the diagnosis and treatment of the somatic sequelae of torture. Summarily, these can be divided into (1) a general stress-related condition which is found to some extent in most untreated survivors, irrespective of the type of torture; and (2) the symptoms and findings related to specific torture methods and to body parts and organ systems directly affected by the torture.
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Juhler, M. (1993). Medical Diagnosis and Treatment of Torture Survivors. In: Wilson, J.P., Raphael, B. (eds) International Handbook of Traumatic Stress Syndromes. The Plenum Series on Stress and Coping. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-2820-3_64
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