Abstract

MARTIN, Alfredo Guillermo. Torture Psychologics sequels. Psicol. cienc. prof. [online]. 2005, vol.25, n.3, pp. 434-449. ISSN 1414-9893.

This text analyses torture psychological sequels, considering torture as a state institution and as a limit experience in different aspects (the three steps of the traumatizing process, the main somatic sequels and re-traumatizing). It is also studied the psychosis increment, the high percentage of suicide, the difficulty of social reinsertion the cronic transgenerational sequels and the mortality rate, much higher than the normal rate.The text develops a detailed analysis about the indemnity os victims and diagnostics and therapy methods are proposed, based on a critic of PTSD, on a large personal experience and on na up-to-date bibliography.

Keywords : Torture; Psychologics sequels; Traumatizing process; Psychodiagnostics.

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