Psychiatric Impact Of Torture Could Be Amplified By Head Injury
Friday, November 6, 2009 - 16:21
in Health & Medicine
Depression and other emotional symptoms in survivors of torture and other traumatic experiences may be exacerbated by the effects of head injuries, according to a new study. The researchers found structural changes in the brains of former South Vietnamese political detainees who had suffered head injuries and clearly linked those changes to psychiatric symptoms often seen in survivors of torture.
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