John P. Wilson is professor of psychology at Cleveland University, USA, and an internationally acknowledged expert in the field of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).

With the aim of improving the rehabilitation, John P. Wilson underlined the need to include psychoanalytical and culture sensitive insights when assessing traumatized persons. He emphasized the responsibility on behalf of the assessing mental health professional to obtain a thorough insight into the nature of the trauma and the culture from which the traumatized emanates.

At the lecture John P. Wilson drew on his extensive experience in consulting and working with international and intergovernmental institutions in different areas of armed conflict.

The lecture was organized by RCT and the International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims (IRCT).

About John P. Wilson: Professor of psychology at Cleveland University

He is the founding member of The International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS) and the author of several groundbreaking books, especially International Handbook of traumatic stress syndromes. In 2007 he co-edited Cross-Cultural Assessment of Psychological Trauma and PTSD with Catherine So-kum Tang.