At the Side of Torture Survivors: Treating a Terrible Assault on Human Dignity

Survivors of torture and other human-rights violations from the former Yugoslavia, Turkey, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and other regions require medical, social and psychotherapeutic assistance. Unfortunately, torture survivors often meet with silence and disbelief from others - a profound unwillingness to confront the reality of their suffering. The very nature of torture, which destroys the dignity and well-being of its victims, often makes survivors themselves doubt this reality: as a result, they feel completely alone and may no longer believe in the possibility of human communication.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801866278
• ISBN13: 9780801866272
• Release Date: March 2001
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.9" x 6.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher