@article{ref1,
title="Torture as a part of war strategy in Bosnia and Herzegovina",
journal="Medicinski Arhiv",
year="2002",
author="Kucukalic, Abdulah and Bravo-Mehmedbasic, Alma",
volume="56",
number="5-6",
pages="281-283",
abstract="PURPOSE: To make an identification methods of torture in Bosnia and Herzegovina and their frequency during aggression of war period employed on survivors of torture victims. METHODS: The research study included 108 patients with experiences of war torture. Of 108 patients, 74 or 68.5% were males and 34 or 31.5% females. Most of them were Bosniacs--102 patients, three Croats and three belonging to other nationality. In registration of employed methods of torture, we used Scale for exposition to torture. RESULTS: Majority of patients--75% was frequently tortured during a long period of time, 18% were not tortured that frequently, and 7% were rarely tortured. The most frequently present methods of torture employed were psychological torture, physical torture, and the last sexual methods of torture. CONCLUSIONS: The psychological methods of torture were very hard overcoming by torture survivors who developed chronic psychological consequences of torture.<p /><p>Language: hr</p>",
language="hr",
issn="0350-199X",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}