摘要: Former prisoners of war (POWs) endured grave physical and emotional conditions during their internment. Often they experienced a variety traumatic events, including torture. For these reasons, research on former POWs is directly related to the problems survivors The survived—enforced captivity, fear terror, pain suffering, shame humiliation—all parallel reports from Clearly, torture share many life experiences with POWs, conducted in different countries may be very relevant understanding specific mental health consequences has previously been comprehensively reviewed (Engdahl & Eberly, 1990). What follows an update highlighting POW particular relevance survivors.