"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.
MeSH Number(s)
I01.198.240.856.825
I01.880.735.900.825
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Torture".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Torture".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Torture" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Torture" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Torture" by people in Profiles.
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Beyond torture checklists: an exploratory study of the reliability and construct validity of the Torturing Environment Scale (TES). BMC Public Health. 2021 02 17; 21(1):372.
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Ahmadreza Djalali, MD, PhD is Dying. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2020 Oct; 35(5):475-476.
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Use of Nazi torture device image in digital scholarship article. Med Teach. 2020 06; 42(6):717-718.
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The complex care of a torture survivor in the United States: The case of Joshua. Torture. 2020; 30(1):23-39.
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The HTQ-5: revision of the Harvard Trauma Questionnaire for measuring torture, trauma and DSM-5 PTSD symptoms in refugee populations. Eur J Public Health. 2019 06 01; 29(3):468-474.
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The mental health effects of visa insecurity for refugees and people seeking asylum: a latent class analysis. Int J Public Health. 2019 Jun; 64(5):763-772.
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Predicting the Mental Health and Functioning of Torture Survivors. J Nerv Ment Dis. 2018 01; 206(1):33-39.
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Intimate partner violence as seen in post-conflict eastern Uganda: prevalence, risk factors and mental health consequences. BMC Int Health Hum Rights. 2016 Jan 29; 16:5.
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Professionalism and conflicting interests: the American Psychological Association's involvement in torture. AMA J Ethics. 2015 Oct 01; 17(10):924-30.
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Exposure to genocide and risk of suicide in Rwanda: a population-based case-control study. J Epidemiol Community Health. 2015 Feb; 69(2):117-22.