Problem

Somatic and psychosomatic effects of torture


Experimental visualization of narrower problems
Nature:

Victims of torture have a loss of hearing due to the telephone torture, simultaneous blows on both ears. Bones are broken, muscles are torn or bruised. They walk in pain due to falanga, the systematic beating of the soles of the feet. Rectums are injured in the form of scars and abscesses after the insertion of bottles, police batons or other instruments in the anus. Teeth are lost from electrical torture to the gums and teeth or being broken. Women have had periods of menstrual disturbances and miscarriages.
Incidence:

In a study of 135 victims of torture, examined two to seven years after the events showed the following symptoms: headache 36%, reduced hearing 15%, vision disturbances 14%, intolerance to alcohol 11%, vertigo 4%, gastro-intestinal symptoms 32%, pains in the joints 19%, cardio-pulmonary symptoms 22%, difficulty walking 17%, pains related to trauma 13% and other symptoms 18%.
Broader Problems:
Disabled victims of torture
Psychosomatic disorders
Narrower Problems:
Joint pains due to torture
Skin lesions due to torture
Gait disturbances due to torture
Cardio-pulmonary disease due to torture
Residual traumatic pains due to torture
Gastro-intestinal disorders due to torture
Related Problems:
Unexplained placebo effect
Aggravates:
Human disease and disability
Strategies:
Relieving traumatic stress
Values:
Ill
Torture
Web Page(s):
Freedom from Torture
Psychological Trauma and Functional Somatic Syndromes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
NSW Service for the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture and Trauma Survivors
The Center for Victims of Torture,
The Relationship Between Somatic and PTSD Symptoms Among Bhutanese Refugee Torture Survivors: Examination of Comorbidity with Anxiety and Depression
The psychological impact of torture
Torture can affect the brain, leaving long-term psychological scars
Psychological and Physical Long-term Effects of Torture: A Follow-up Examination of 22 Greek Persons Exposed to Torture 1967–1974
Torture
The physical and psychological effects of torture in Kurds seeking asylum in the United Kingdom
Psychological and physical torture have similar mental effects
Psychological effects of torture: An empirical study of tortured and non-tortured non-political prisoners
The worst scars are in the mind: psychological torture
Subject(s):
Biosciences → Cytology
Health Care → Mental health
Societal Problems → Maltreatment
Problem Type:
E: Emanations of other problems
Date of last update
09.04.2019 – 11:32 CEST