[Specific psychopathologic reactions in refugee populations and victims of torture].
OBJECTIVE
Examine differences and specificities of psychological symptoms as a response to the trauma of torture and displacement.


METHODS
The sample includes two groups of 50 subjects. The first group experienced the trauma of displacement, and the second group beside the displacement experienced also the trauma of torture.


RESULTS
The drop in social and economic status is much more profound in torture victims compared to refugees. All nine SCL 90-R suscales show statistically significant difference in more pronounced psychopathological responses in torture victims relative to refugee population. The Mississippi questionnaire shows significant differences in PTSD between the two groups and higher scores for torture victims.


CONCLUSIONS
Based on the results torture is the most intense form of trauma leading to intensive psychopathological responses including chronic PTSD. Results show that the psychopathological response is most intense and most frequent in the population of torture survivors compared to the refugee population.
Bravo-Mehmedbasić
Alma
A
Psihijatijska klinika KCU Sarajevo.
Kucukalić
Abdulah
A
Popović
Sabina
S
Salcić-Dizdarević
Dubravka
D
D000328:Adult; D017522:Bosnia and Herzegovina; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011594:Psychometrics; D012036:Refugees / Q000523:psychology*; D012940:Social Problems; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014104:Torture / Q000523:psychology*; D014857:Warfare