"Torture" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The intentional infliction of physical or mental suffering upon an individual or individuals, including the torture of animals.
| Descriptor ID |
D014104
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I01.198.240.856.825 I01.880.735.900.825
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Torture" by people in Profiles.
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How Hospital Stays Resemble Enhanced Interrogation. Ann Intern Med. 2020 10 06; 173(7):572-573.
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Mental health interventions and priorities for research for adult survivors of torture and systematic violence: a review of the literature. Torture. 2016; 26(1):17-44.
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A transdiagnostic community-based mental health treatment for comorbid disorders: development and outcomes of a randomized controlled trial among Burmese refugees in Thailand. PLoS Med. 2014 Nov; 11(11):e1001757.
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Distinctive presentation of a diaphragmatic hernia 15 years after a traumatic insult. Ann Thorac Surg. 2009 Aug; 88(2):651-3.
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The military physician's ethical response to evidence of torture. Surgery. 2004 Nov; 136(5):1090-3.
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Turkish doctors collude in torture. BMJ. 1997 Mar 08; 314(7082):699.