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Psychotherapeutic Treatment Program for Post-traumatic Stress Disorder: Prospective Study of 70 War Veterans

Dolores Britvic

Medical School of the University of Split, dbritvic{at}globalnet.hr

Vesna Anticevic

Regional Center for Psychotrauma at the Psychiatric Clinic of the Clinical Hospital in Split

Ivan Urlic

Medical School of the University of Split, Croatia, ivan.urlic{at}st.t-com.hr

Goran Dodig

Medical School of the University Of Split, Croatia

Branka Lapenda

Institute of Naval Medicine of the Croatian Army

Vesna Kekez

Regional Center for Psychotrauma at the Psychiatric Clinic of the Clinical Hospital in Split

Iva Mustapic

The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of the psychotherapeutic model of treatment of war veterans in Croatia with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The symptoms of PTSD are analysed and evaluated, together with associated neurotic symptoms, ways of coping with stress, and indicators of quality of life and depression.

Key Words: combat • outcome • group psychotherapy • depression • quality of life

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Group Analysis, Vol. 40, No. 4, 507-522 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/0533316407083333
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