PTSD Symptoms in Bosnian Refugees 1 Year After Resettlement in the United States

Weine, Stevan; Vojvoda, Dolores; Becker, Daniel F.; McGlashan, Thomas H.; Hodzic, Emir; Laub, Dori; Hyman, Leslie; Sawyer, Marie; Lazrove, Steven

doi:10.1176/ajp.155.4.562

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“…It is however contradictory to previous findings in different host countries, where persisting clinical levels of PTSD were found in Bosnian war refugees several years after resettlement (Weine et al, 1998).…”

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Adjustment to trauma exposure in refugee, displaced, and non-displaced Bosnian women

Schmidt

Kravic

Ehlert

2008

Arch Womens Ment Health

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“…Although many took refuge in other countries, the majority was displaced within the former republic. High rates of posttraumatic stress have been consistently reported in refugee as well as displaced Bosnian civilians (Bell, 2000;Weine et al, 1998). No study is known comparing these specific groups.…”

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Adjustment to trauma exposure in refugee, displaced, and non-displaced Bosnian women

Schmidt

Kravic

Ehlert

2008

Arch Womens Ment Health

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“…Over the past 50 years, numerous epidemiologic and clinical studies have documented a wide range of significant health benefits, including mental health benefits, associated with physical activity [16][17][18]. In the last decade, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as a key partner of the World Health Organization for global physical activity promotion, has been actively involved in every major step of integrating physical activity with chronic disease prevention and health promotion through public health research/interventions, public health policies, and public health curricula, making this as one of its institutional missions [17].…”

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Examining the Effectiveness of Physical Activity on Mental Health among Bosnian Refugees: A Pilot Study

Xin¹,

Karamehić-Muratović²,

Klein³

2017

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This pilot study aimed to reduce Bosnian refugees' vulnerability to and severity of mental disorders and sustain their mental health through adopting culturally appropriate and tailored physical activity. The study used the Community-Based Participatory Research approach and the quasi-experimental study design. A total of 35 participants in the intervention group received 12-week regular physical activity while 35 participants in the control group received 12-week educational materials concerning mental health. The effectiveness of the intervention was measured by the validated and culturally and linguistically competent instrument, Mental Health Inventory (MHI)-38. At the end of the study, both intervention and control groups demonstrated statistically significant improvement on the scales of MHI-38 either within or between groups. The study served as a non-clinical example to sustain, replicate, and expand the current intervention activities among the rest of the Bosnian community and other refugee/immigrant populations in the U.S. regarding their mental health well-being.

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“…The present study is the third in a series of reports on the prospective evolution of trauma-related symptoms among a group of Bosnian refugees who settled in Connecticut [10][11]. These refugees were exposed to multiple traumatic events, including forced march, death of a family member, exposure to a firefight, forcible removal of personal property, detention in a concentration camp, witness to violence or death, being beaten or tortured, and lack of food or water.…”

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Posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms in Bosnian refugees 3 1/2 years after resettlement

Vojvoda¹

2008

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Abstract-This study describes the evolution of trauma-related symptoms over 3 1/2 years in a group of Bosnian refugees. Twenty-one refugees received standardized psychological assessments shortly after arriving in the United States and then 1 year and 3 1/2 years later. Of these refugees, 76% met diagnostic criteria for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) at baseline, 33% at 1 year, and 24% at 3 1/2 years. PTSD severity scores in women refugees were higher than scores in men at all three evaluation time points. At the 3 1/2-year evaluation, 44% of women and 8% of men met criteria for PTSD and no correlation was found between PTSD symptom severity and either age or level of trauma exposure. A significant inverse correlation was found between Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) scores and PTSD severity scores. Refugees who reported better mastery of the English language had significantly higher GAF scores. Although PTSD symptom severity decreased over time, most refugees continued to have at least one or more trauma-related symptoms and 24% still met criteria for PTSD after 3 1/2 years in the United States. Women refugees and those who had not mastered the English language appeared to be more vulnerable to persisting psychological effects of trauma.

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PTSD Symptoms in Bosnian Refugees 1 Year After Resettlement in the United States

Abstract: The level of PTSD diagnosis and symptoms in Bosnian refugees remained substantial 1 year after their resettlement in the United States, although there were notable overall decreases. Older refugees appeared to be at greater risk.

Cited by 105 publications

References 9 publications

Adjustment to trauma exposure in refugee, displaced, and non-displaced Bosnian women

Adjustment to trauma exposure in refugee, displaced, and non-displaced Bosnian women

Examining the Effectiveness of Physical Activity on Mental Health among Bosnian Refugees: A Pilot Study

Posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms in Bosnian refugees 3 1/2 years after resettlement

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