Introduction: psychosocial consequences of the war in the region of former Yugoslavia.
Editorials usually reflect research topics addressed in the articles which follow them as well as highlight central issues, providing an overview of the topic and sometimes outlining its historical development. Most of this is true for this editorial, but there is--unfortunately--an immediate connection to the current political situation as well: I am writing this two weeks after the attacks on the World Trade Center, and many people all over the world are afraid that war may now threaten countries not affected by war for many years. The threat of war makes us think more about the multiple medical and psychosocial consequences which follow it. Yet, there is no such thing as "war." Each war has its own profile of events which interact with the particular societies involved and with the people in the war region.
Rosner
Rita
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Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany. rosner@psy.uni-muenchen.de
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D006801:Humans; D012931:Social Environment; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D014857:Warfare; D015022:Yugoslavia