A classic publication in this field which serves as a scholarly yet very practical resource.

Despite numerous international declarations and conventions prohibiting human rights violations, torture remains a major problem in many countries of the world.

In 1997 the National Institute of Mental Health assembled a working group of international experts to address the mental health consequences of torture and rela

"An outstanding collection that brings an extraordinary international perspective to the growing literature on the treatment of the survivors of torture." -- Ne

Torture is banned because it is cruel and inhumane. But as Shane O’Mara writes in this account of the human brain under stress, another reason torture should