
@article{ref1,
title="Effectiveness of clinical treatment of survivors of torture",
journal="Medicinski Arhiv",
year="2002",
author="Kucukalic, Abdulah and Bravo-Mehmedbasic, Alma and Loncarević, Nedim",
volume="56",
number="2",
pages="101-103",
abstract="PURPOSE: To research the clinical efficiency in the treatment of the torture survivors in Bosnia and Herzegovina after the therapeutic treatment. METHOD: There are 51 clients with the experience of the war torture included in the multidisciplinary treatment. All the clients were questioned with SCL 90-R questionnaire at the beginning of the treatment. At the end of the treatment, 6 months later, all were retested with SCL 90-R. All clients received general medical treatment, psychological-psychiatric help included individual and group psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy. RESULTS: According to the results of t-test reduction of the psychopathological response after six months of the therapy is significant for the subscales of somatization p = 0.005, obsessive-compulsive symptoms p = 0.041, depression p = 0, anxiety p = 0, hostility p = 0.041. CONCLUSION: According to the results of the research therapy of torture survivors must include multidisciplinary approach and combined treatment: medical, psychological and social; Results show high significance in reduction of psychopathological response after six months of combined treatment.<p /><p>Language: hr</p>",
language="hr",
issn="0350-199X",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}