Healing through giving testimony: An empirical study with Sri Lankan torture survivors
| Autor: | Teresa Puvimanasinghe, Ian R. Price |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Puvimanasinghe, Teresa S, Price, Ian R |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Male medicine.medical_specialty Health (social science) Torture media_common.quotation_subject Psychological intervention 050109 social psychology Context (language use) human rights Stress Disorders Post-Traumatic 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Medicine Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences 030212 general & internal medicine Survivors Psychiatry media_common Sri Lanka ill-treatment Psychiatric Status Rating Scales Human rights business.industry 05 social sciences Law enforcement torture social sciences Testimonial Middle Aged Social Participation Mental health testimonial therapy Psychotherapy Psychiatry and Mental health Mental Health psychosocial functioning Female business Psychosocial |
| Zdroj: | Transcultural psychiatry. 53(5) |
| ISSN: | 1461-7471 |
| Popis: | Sri Lanka has recently emerged from a three decade long civil war between government forces and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. Behind the actual arena of conflict, forms of organised violence were often perpetrated on ordinary Sri Lankans who came into contact with law enforcement officials and other state authorities. The effects of these encounters on mental health, well-being, and community participation can be severe and long-lasting. Considering the generally poor availability of mental health services in many low-income countries, brief efficient interventions are required to enhance the lives of individuals and their families affected by torture, trauma, or displacement. In this context, the present study evaluated the effectiveness of testimonial therapy in ameliorating the distress of Sri Lankan survivors of torture and ill-treatment. The results indicated that over a 2- to 3-month period, psychosocial functioning was significantly enhanced in the therapy group compared to the waitlist control group. The general benefits of testimonial therapy, the ease with which it can be incorporated into ongoing human rights activities, and its application by trained nonprofessionals encourage greater use of the approach. Refereed/Peer-reviewed |
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