[Follow-up of the structure of patients treated at the Out-patient Department for Clinical Psychotherapy and Psychosomatic Disorders at the Psychiatric Clinic in Sarajevo].

Researches in the field of psychiatric disorders epidemilogy have shown that difference in the psychiatric morbidity between males and females exists within the categories of non-psychotic disorders. Findings of numerous researches regarding use of the various forms of community mental health services indicated that females are more present in the out-patient and in-patient community mental health treatment, as well as their higher number in community mental health treatment. Research which has been done in 2002 at the Department for Clinical Psychotherapy and Psychosomatic Disorders at the Psychiatric Clinic in Sarajevo, which has been focused on years 1990, 1993, 2000 has, for peacefull 1990, shown identical results comparing with the findings of similar studies which have been conducted in USA and Wester Europe countries.

Quality of life assessment as the treatment outcome evaluation of war torture survivors according to gender.

Objective: The objective is the evaluation of treatment outcome difference between men and women through measuring quality of life persons who experienced war torture in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Method: The research is analytical-descriptive and retrospective. It was conducted at two samples which were homogeneous according to gender.

Specific differences in trauma related symptoms between war veterans and the civilian population.

Aim: The aim of this study was to determine specific differences in trauma related symptoms between the civilians who survived the trauma of war and veterans of war who have had the experience of combat stress.

Methods: The study involved two groups of subjects, with 50 male subjects in the age range between 20 and 50 in each group who had no psychiatric history prior to traumatization. All subjects were assessed for psychopathological symptoms using the multidimensional instrument for symptom assessment SCL 90-R (L.

[Differences in coping strategies in those who experienced the trauma of war or torture and the local population].

Aim: To define the differences in coping strategies between the victims of torture and the local inhabitants with the experience of war.

Method: The subjects were divided in two groups. Each group consisted of 50 subjects.

[Specific psychopathologic reactions in refugee populations and victims of torture].

Aim: Examine differences and specificities of psychological symptoms as a response to the trauma of torture and displacement.

Method: The sample includes two groups of 50 subjects. The first group experienced the trauma of displacement, and the second group beside the displacement experienced also the trauma of torture.