title: Psychosocial healing and post-conflict social reconstruction in the former Yugoslavia.
abstract: Post-conflict reconstruction encompasses social, physical and political reconstruction. Social reconstruction entails rebuilding the human interactions that allow a society to function. This involves the healing of psychological and social wounds of individuals and society. Psychosocial healing is a process to promote psychological and social health of individuals, families and community groups. The Medical Network for Social Reconstruction in the Former Yugoslavia has pioneered a broad range of psychosocial healing programmes including community-integration programmes, development of volunteer action, and training of professional and lay people to take part in psychosocial healing. These programmes have demonstrated that psychosocial healing can be an effective way to heal post-conflict societal trauma and contribute to rebuilding society with an improved quality of life.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Resource and Security Studies, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. Info@Irss-Usa.Org
authors.forename: Paula
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gutlove
authors.forename: Gordon
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Thompson
mesh_terms: D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D011593:Psychology, Social; D012041:Regional Medical Programs; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012917:Social Adjustment; D012944:Social Support; D014858:War Crimes / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology*; D014857:Warfare; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000523:psychology*; D015022:Yugoslavia