Article Title
Department
Psychology
Disciplines
Psychology
Abstract
It has been widely reported that exposure to war-related trauma leads to psychological difficulties in human beings, and it has been hypothesized that these psychological difficulties may be compounded when people leave their war-torn countries and begin their lives as refugees in a new country. The purpose of the present study was to investigate whether members of the Treasure Valley’s Bosnian refugee population experience more symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety, and depression stemming from the 1992-1995 war in Bosnia-Herzegovina than do current Bosnian residents. The results indicated that local Bosnian refugees report more symptoms of PTSD than their Bosnian resident cohort, but not more symptoms of anxiety or depression.
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Recommended Citation
Begic, Sandina
(2005)
"Coping with the Trauma of War at Home and Abroad: The Case of Bosnian Residents and Refugees in Idaho’s Treasure Valley,"
McNair Scholars Research Journal: Vol. 1:
Iss.
1, Article 4.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.boisestate.edu/mcnair_journal/vol1/iss1/4