The importance of group psychotherapy in the rehabilitation of war survivors with psychological consequences.
OBJECTIVE
To demonstrate the importance of group psychotherapy in the rehabilitation of war survivors with psychological consequences.


METHODS
The study involved 12 subjects (7 male and 5 female), with war psychological consequences. Assessment instrument used in this study was Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI-53), containing 53 items divided in 9 subscales. Questionnaire ranging from 0 to 4 was used for assessing psychological symptoms. The subjects were assessed prior to the treatment, with six months follow-up. All subjects were treated with group psychotherapy. Sessions were organized weekly and lasted for one and half hour. Group was lead by two co-therapists, one male and one female. Working technique was supportive-expressive psychotherapy.


RESULTS
After six months of psychotherapy treatment of the group, BSI -53 questionnaire results show reduction in all psychopathological symptoms (p < 0.05).


CONCLUSIONS
Group psychotherapy can be recommended as a technique in the psychotherapy of war related psychological consequences.
Bravo-Mehmedbasic
Alma
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Clinic of Psychiatry, Clinical Center of University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. almabravomehmedbasic@bih.net.ba
Kucukalic
Abdulah
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D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group; D017741:Survivors / Q000523:psychology*; D014857:Warfare