The torture goes on: The psychology of restrictions

Authors

  • Shirley Spitz
  • Ruth Eastwood
  • Paul Venyn

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17159//2309-8708/1990/n13a3

Abstract

In South Africa, many psychotherapists have been working with released detainees over a number of years. More recently we have had to broaden our treatment to include people suffering under the latest form of repression: restriction orders.

In this paper, we aim to describe some of the problems encountered by restrictees in South Africa, and the psychic damage visible to psychotherapists working with this population. To clarify the origins and nature of these problems, it is important to situate the treatment within the political context existing at present.

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2025-12-20

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Spitz, S., Eastwood, R., & Venyn, P. (2025). The torture goes on: The psychology of restrictions. PINS-Psychology in Society, (13). https://doi.org/10.17159//2309-8708/1990/n13a3

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No. 13 (1990)

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