title: [Health status and degree of traumatisation among newly arrived asylum seeker--secondary publication].
abstract: An unknown number of asylum seekers arriving in Denmark have been exposed to torture. Amnesty International's Danish Medical Group examined 142 asylum seekers, of whom 45% had been exposed to torture. Physical and psychological symptoms were 2-3 times as frequent among torture survivors as among non-tortured asylum seekers. Among the torture survivors, 63% fulfilled the criteria of post-traumatic stress disorder, 58% had objective psychological findings, and 42% had torture-related scars. Identification of torture survivors is important in order to initiate the necessary medical treatment.
authors.affiliation: Amnesty International, Danske Laegegruppe, København, Denmark. masmas@dadlnet.dk
authors.forename: Tania Nicole
authors.initials: TN
authors.lastname: Masmas
authors.forename: Eva
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Møller
authors.forename: Caecilie
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Buhmann
authors.forename: Vibeke
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bunch
authors.forename: Jean Hald
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Jensen
authors.forename: Trine Nørregård
authors.initials: TN
authors.lastname: Hansen
authors.forename: Louise Møller
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Jørgensen
authors.forename: Claes
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kjaer
authors.forename: Maiken
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mannstaedt
authors.forename: Annemette
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Oxholm
authors.forename: Jutta
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Skau
authors.forename: Lotte Arlø
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Theilade
authors.forename: Lise
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Worm
authors.forename: Morten
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ekstrøm
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003718:Denmark / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012036:Refugees / Q000523:psychology*; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014104:Torture / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014754:Violence / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D055815:Young Adult