In the first Torture Journal of 2025, the journal of recovery for victims of torture and prevention of torture, among other things, an article on the long-term effects of torture, traumatic brain injury and PTSD on cognitive and emotional functions. “In most countries, asylum-seeking is based on interviews in which individuals must provide a detailed and coherent narrative of the events that justify asylum. However, the neurological consequences of torture are rarely considered during asylum-seeking interviews, and a lack of details and coherence might be considered as a proxy for false statements.”

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