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Twenty seven years of treating survivors of torture and organized violence – associations between torture, gender and ethnic minority status among refugees referred for treatment of PTSD
European Journal of Psychotraumatology ( IF 5.783 ) Pub Date : 2021-04-19 , DOI: 10.1080/20008198.2021.1904712
Nina Thorup Dalgaard 1 , Karen Bjerre 2 , Marie Høgh Thøgersen 2
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ABSTRACT

Background: Victims of torture and organized violence are among the most vulnerable refugees. The nature of torture promotes shame, secrecy and silencing of the survivors, and there is a need for studies to provide a testimony to the experiences of survivors.

Objective: To contribute to the global knowledge base by exploring the nature and frequency of different types of torture as reported by survivors and to explore potential associations between basic sociodemographic variables and the likelihood of reporting different kinds of torture and of attending treatment for PTSD.

Method: This study is based on archival data from 27 years of clinical practice treating survivors of torture and organized violence (N = 1249) in a specialist outpatient clinic. Data was coded from patient files by two research assistants. Statistical analysis included independent samples t-tests, Pearson Chi Square tests and regression.

Results: The study found strong associations between gender of survivors and the reporting of different kinds of torture, most strongly with respect to sexual torture. Furthermore, the study found significant differences between survivors belonging to an ethnic minority and survivors who belonged to the majority populations within their countries of origin with regards to the extent of the torture, they report being subjected to. Patients who received treatment reported more torture experiences than those who did not. Conclusions: Findings from the present study document the experiences of different torture methods as reported by survivors, and suggest that belonging to an ethnic minority population is associated with an increased risk of being subjected to more severe torture, which has implications for both research and interventions aimed at treating survivors of torture.



中文翻译:

治疗酷刑和有组织暴力幸存者的 27 年——转诊治疗 PTSD 的难民中酷刑、性别和少数民族身份之间的关联

摘要

背景:酷刑和有组织暴力的受害者是最脆弱的难民。酷刑的性质促使幸存者感到羞愧、隐瞒和沉默,因此需要进行研究以证明幸存者的经历。

目标:通过探索幸存者报告的不同类型酷刑的性质和频率,并探索基本社会人口统计学变量与报告不同类型酷刑和参加 PTSD 治疗的可能性之间的潜在关联,为全球知识库做出贡献。

方法:本研究基于 27 年 在专科门诊治疗酷刑和有组织暴力幸存者 ( N = 1249) 的临床实践的档案数据。数据由两名研究助理根据患者档案进行编码。统计分析包括独立样本 t 检验、Pearson 卡方检验和回归。

结果:研究发现,幸存者的性别与不同类型酷刑的报告之间存在密切关联,其中最强烈的是性酷刑。此外,该研究还发现,在原籍国属于少数民族的幸存者和属于多数人口的幸存者在遭受酷刑的程度方面存在显着差异。接受治疗的患者比没有接受治疗的患者报告了更多的酷刑经历。结论:本研究的结果记录了幸存者报告的不同酷刑方法的经历,并表明属于少数民族人口与遭受更严重酷刑的风险增加有关,

更新日期:2021-04-19
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