The relative contribution of war experiences and exile-related stressors to levels of psychological distress among Bosnian refugees
| Autor: | Nenad Brkic, Alma Ramic, Amer Smajkic, Kenneth E. Miller, Stevan M. Weine, Zvezdana Djuric Bjedic, Greg Worthington, Esad Boskailo |
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| Rok vydání: | 2002 |
| Předmět: |
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Male Warfare medicine.medical_specialty Refugee Victimology Psychological intervention Stress Disorders Post-Traumatic Surveys and Questionnaires Activities of Daily Living medicine Humans Social isolation Psychiatry Bosnia and Herzegovina Refugees Social environment Middle Aged medicine.disease Mental health United States Psychiatry and Mental health Clinical Psychology Distress Social Isolation Female medicine.symptom Psychology Anxiety disorder Follow-Up Studies |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Traumatic Stress. 15:377-387 |
| ISSN: | 1573-6598 0894-9867 |
| DOI: | 10.1023/a:1020181124118 |
| Popis: | This study examined the relative contribution of 2 exile-related variables--social isolation and daily activity level--and war experiences of violence and loss, to levels of PTSD and depressive symptomatology in 2 groups of Bosnian refugees, 1 clinical group (N = 59) and the other a nonclinical community (N = 40) group. As hypothesized, exposure to war-related violence was highly predictive of PTSD symptoms in both groups; in addition, social isolation was significantly related to PTSD symptomatology in the community group. In contrast, depressive symptomatology was accounted for primarily by the exile-related stressors. For the clinical group, depressive symptoms were also accounted for by experiences of war-related loss. The implications of these findings for mental health interventions with refugees are considered. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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