Profane research versus researching the profane: Commentary on Başoğlu (2009).

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Jan 2009 English Publisher:American Psychological Association (APA)Journal:American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, volume 79, pages 146-147 (issn: 0002-9432, eissn: 1939-0025,

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Authors: Steven H, Miles;

doi: 10.1037/a0015680

pmid: 19485631

Profane research versus researching the profane: Commentary on Başoğlu (2009).

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Abstract

Torture survivors, therapists, and society look to behavioral science for help understanding the traumatization, needs, and treatment of torture survivors. Any research of torture can and possibly will be used by torturers to refine their abuse of prisoners. It is difficult but necessary to discern profane research from therapeutic research of a profane activity. M. Başoğlu's (2009) study of the traumatization of torture survivors is enormously helpful to clinicians who must heal and to policymakers who must understand the psychological toll of torture.

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Keywords

Professional Role, Research, Torture, Humans, Survivors, Stress, Psychological

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