Persistent pain in survivors of torture: a cohort study.

Context: Refugee survivors of torture in the United Kingdom have multiple problems, of which pain may be underrecognized, given the high prevalence recorded in similar populations in Denmark.

Objectives: To establish in a UK sample the prevalence of persistent pain and to investigate associations between specific pains and torture methods.

Methods: A cohort of a random 20% sample attending a specialist UK center for survivors of torture in 2005 was taken.