Beyond torture checklists: an exploratory study of the reliability and construct validity of the Torturing Environment Scale (TES)

Abstract Background Torture methods have traditionally been quantified using checklists. However, checklists fail to capture accurately both the almost infinite range of available methods of torture and the victims’ subjective experience. The Torturing Environment Scale (TES) was designed as a multi...

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Main Authors: Pau Pérez-Sales, Raquel González-Rubio, Blanca Mellor-Marsá, Gonzalo Martínez-Alés
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-02-01
Series:BMC Public Health
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-10384-w