Research Department

Overview

In 1998, the Berlin Center for Torture Victims (bzfo) founded its reseaerch department, which is the only German-speaking facility for victims of war and torture. In close cooperation with the therapeutic team, the reasearchers develop therapy modules and diagnostic instruments that are used in the bzfo as well as other clinical facilities.

Owing to the long-term basic funding provided through Prof. Jan Phillip Reemtsma (Hamburg Institute for Social Research), external funds have been made available for further projects. The original reasearch position was expanded to a reasearch department where five scientific researchers are currently employed.

Networking

The ongoing research projects from the bzfo are undertaken in cooperation with the Free University Berlin, the University of Zurich, the University of Southhampton, the Medical University Charité in Berlin, the University of Greifswald, the Catholic University Eichstätt-Ingolstadt, the University of Dresden and the University of Bielefeld, among others.