BACKGROUND Quality of Life measurements are necessary tools for effectively evaluating health services. In the population of patients afflicted with war-related blindness in Iran, such measurements have yet to be documented and utilized. "The design and implementation of this study involved the determination of a baseline score for QOL in a population of Iranian blinded in the Iraq-Iran war in ...

T his year marks the 60th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki that ended World War II. Whatever the historical circumstances at the time, the bombings were tragic experiences for the cities and for the many who sustained severe blast, heat, and radiation injuries. The horrifying consequences prompted efforts to control nuclear arms proliferation, an issue that still rem...

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has experienced nearly two decades of civil conflict in the Eastern regions of North and South Kivu. This conflict has been notorious for the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war, leading in many cases to pregnancy after rape. The objectives of this analysis were: 1) to describe patterns of sexual violence-related pregnancy (SVRP) disclosure; 2) t...

BACKGROUND The 1994 genocide of the Tutsi in Rwanda left about one million people dead in a period of only three months. The present study aimed to examine the level of trauma exposure, psychopathology, and risk factors for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in survivors and former prisoners accused of participation in the genocide as well as in their respective descendants. METHODS A commu...

Visually speaking, Robert Capa made Israel. Through that act he erased Palestine. The vision developed of Israel is captured in the 303 published photographs took over course three trips 1948–50. This article explores ideological frameworks shaped Capa’s understanding Israel/Palestine and probes concealed context his images. analysis shows covered topic through an ideologized lens depicted as a...

Although the Khmer Rouge regime was responsible for deaths of roughly 2.2 million Cambodians—and persecution and abuse millions more—only a handful survivors have been able to testify at tribunal established prosecute former leaders regime. Partly address this gap, an NGO affiliated with has offering ‘Testimonial Therapy’ past decade as form reparation symptoms psychological distress. For 16 mo...