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The consequences of torture and other extreme interpersonal trauma show many similarities across groups of survivors. Thus, data about assessment and intervention approaches with other traumatized populations are potentially valuable for survivors of torture. However, determining with accuracy the generalizability of findings from one group to another is challenging. The differences in the physical, psychological, sociocultural, and economic variables, both within and between disparate groups, have significant implications for assessment approaches, diagnostic validity, and treatment interventions. Because of the scarcity of empirical data specifically on the assessment and treatment of torture survivors, little consensus exists about which assessment and intervention approaches are best to use.
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Jaranson, J.M. et al. (2001). Assessment, Diagnosis, and Intervention. In: Gerrity, E., Tuma, F., Keane, T.M. (eds) The Mental Health Consequences of Torture. The Plenum Series on Stress and Coping. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-1295-0_16
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