Broken spirits : the treatment of traumatized asylum seekers, refugees, war and torture victims / edited by John P. Wilson, Boris Drožđek.
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, th...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Brunner-Routledge,
2004.
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| Summary: | 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. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxx, 706 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0203310543 9780203310540 9781135946418 1135946418 9781135946425 1135946426 9781135946371 113594637X 9781138987975 1138987972 9786610064205 6610064202 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |