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1 Published as: REELER, A.P.(1994), Is torture a post-traumatic stress disorder? TORTURE, 4, 59-65. Is Torture a Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder? A P Reeler Clinical Director AMANI 26 Connaught Road, Avondale, HARARE, Zimbabwe.

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Is Torture a Post Traumatic Stress Disorder?

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Date recorded: Dec 30, 1994

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Trauma

Summary: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder(PTSD) has been argued to be a useful classification in dealing with stressors of an extreme nature, specifically those of a "catastrophic" nature according to Axis IV of DSM III and DSM III(R). The stressor no longer forms part of the background theory of a disorder, as is the case for many disorders, but forms the rationale for the disorder.

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