title: [Comparison of socio-demographic characteristics of patients with PTSD in the four countries of former Yugoslavia following the war].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the socio-demographic characteristics of survivors who presented for treatment in therapeutic centers in the four Balkan countries involved in the study by summarizing the results of STOP study ("Treatment Seeking and Treatment Outcomes in People Suffering from PTSD Following the War and Migration in the Balkans"). STOP study was performed in the following countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina (specialized center Sarajevo), Croatia (centers in Zagreb and Rijeka), Serbia and Montenegro (center in Belgrade), Germany (center in Dresden) and United Kingdom (center in London).
  
  
  METHODS
  The authors applied a socio-demographic questionnaire in patients with PTSD who presented for treatment in the centers.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The authors present the differences among the socio-demographic characteristics of survivors who presented for treatment in therapeutic centers in the four Balkan countries involved in the study according to: gender, status (refugee, war veterans, refugee and war veteran, civilian), ethnic background, employment status, marital status and household monthly net income.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Comparative statistical analysis of data obtained through interviews in four countries shows significant differences across the centers concerning socio-economic characteristics of the patients.
authors.affiliation: Psihijatrijska Klinika, Klinicki Centar Univerziteta Sarajevo, BiH.
authors.forename: Abdulah
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kucukalić
authors.forename: Alma
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bravo-Mehmedbasić
authors.forename: Senad
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fadilpasić
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Priebe
authors.forename: Jelena
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gavrilović-Janković
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: McCrone
authors.forename: Mathijas
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schützwoh
authors.forename: Damir
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ljubotina
authors.forename: Tanja
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Francisković
authors.forename: Dusanka
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lecić-Tosevski
mesh_terms: D017522:Bosnia and Herzegovina / Q000453:epidemiology; D017523:Croatia / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D014857:Warfare; D015022:Yugoslavia / Q000453:epidemiology