TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2002//
TI  - Effectiveness of clinical treatment of survivors of torture
JO  - Medicinski Arhiv
A1  - Kucukalic, Abdulah
A1  - Bravo-Mehmedbasic, Alma
A1  - Loncarević, Nedim
SP  - 101
EP  - 103
VL  - 56
IS  - 2
N2  - 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>
LA  - hr
SN  - 0350-199X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -