[Efficiency of the short group psychotherapy in rehabilitation of female's victims of war sexual torture].
OBJECTIVE
Aim is to show the efficiency of short group psychotherapy of females victims of war sexual torture, suffering from chronic consequences of torture.


METHODS
15 female's victims of war sexual torture were included in this research, all of them suffering from chronic consequences of torture. Before including into group psychotherapy all of them were interviewed by psychiatrist. Initial testing was done before beginning of group psychotherapy with following instruments. General Questionnaire, MANSA Questionnaire for registration of Quality of life, and Multidimensional Instrument for assessment of psychological symptoms SCL R-53. Short group psychotherapy lasted three (3) month. Sessions were organized weekly and lasted 90 min. Group was leaded by two cotherapists both female. Working technique was supportive-expressive psychotherapy. During the group psychotherapy cycle clients have received general medical treatment, physiotherapy, gynecological treatment and dental treatment. When indicated they were treated with medications. After three month of therapy they were retested with MANSA and SCL-53 Questionnaires.


RESULTS
Retest results after three month of treatment on MANSA Questionnaire are showing the significant improvement of quality of life. On SCL-53 Questionnaire there is reduction in all psychopathological symptoms, except on scale of obsessive compulsive symptoms, but it is statistically significant on subscale of paranoid ideation p<0.05, and on subscale of anxiety is on the border of significance p=0.054.


CONCLUSIONS
Short group psychotherapy has shown efficiency in treatment of chronic psychological consequences with the females victims of sexual torture in the war. Chronic psychological consequences of torture are reduced after three month of treatment. Group experience helped to sexual torture survivor's to establish the better quality of life.
Psihijatrijska klinika, Klinicki centar Univerziteta u Sarajevu.
Alma
A
Bravo-Mehmedbasić
Abdulah
A
Kucukalić
Izet
I
Masić
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011614:Psychotherapy, Brief; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group; D012742:Sex Offenses / Q000523:psychology*; D040921:Stress Disorders, Traumatic / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D014104:Torture / Q000523:psychology*