Short-term group psychotherapy of ex-concentration camp prisoners from Bosnia-Herzegovina.
This article describes short-term group psychotherapy of acute post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Patients were a group of former concentration camp prisoners from Bosnia-Herzegovina, who came as invited refugees to the Netherlands. They are civilian war-victims, who were treated while the war in Bosnia-Herzegovina was still in progress. In addition to the problems connected with war trauma, these patients were experiencing problems associated with forced migration and adaptation to a new culture. This article presents the dynamics within the group during five months of treatment and provides an evaluation of the therapeutic approach.
Drozdek
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RAIGG's-Hertogenbosch e. o., 's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands.
De Zan
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Turković
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D000328:Adult; D017522:Bosnia and Herzegovina; D003209:Concentration Camps; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011329:Prisoners / Q000523:psychology*; D011614:Psychotherapy, Brief; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group; D012036:Refugees / Q000523:psychology; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D014857:Warfare; D015022:Yugoslavia