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  1. A critique of seven assumptions behind psychological trauma programmes in war-affected areas (1999)
    Derek Summerfield Social Science & Medicine

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Proposals for massive expansion of psychological therapies would be counterproductive across society
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War and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: The Question of Social Context
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Experiences of torture and ill‐treatment and posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms among Palestinian political prisoners
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Childhood, War, Refugeedom and ‘Trauma’: Three Core Questions for Mental Health Professionals
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“Trauma” and the experience of war: a reply
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Depression: Epidemic or Pseudo-Epidemic?
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