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Impact of multidisciplinary treatment on quality of life and posttraumatic growth within war torture survivors

Aim of this article is to assess quality of life and the level of posttraumatic growth in posttraumatic society within war torture survivors included in multidisciplinary treatment. Research sample consisted of 128 clients from Canton Sarajevo and town Stolac. All clients experienced war torture and were included in multidisciplinary treatment within The Center for Torture Victims during 2007. Clients were tested at the beginning of treatment and retested one year after. We examined sociodemographic characteristics of clients, their quality of life and level of posttraumatic growth. The retest results of this study shows that quality of life as well as the level of posttraumatic growth after one year of treatment was improved in Canton Sarajevo, while in town Stolac quality of life did not differ significantly. Similarly at the end of treatment results on posttraumatic growth did not differ significantly in Stolac. In Sarajevo region, results of research show statistically significant correlation between quality of life and posttraumatic growth.

multidisciplinary treatment; quality of life; post traumatic growth

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