Resource Tag: BOSNIA

Background: Besides the war experience (1992–1995), Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) constitutes an interesting area for studies on suicidal behavior from an ethnic and religious perspective with its mixed ethnic population of Bosniaks, Serbs, and Croats. Aims: The study investigates suicide in BiH and the capital city of Sarajevo before (1985–1991) and after the war (1998–2006), […]

Background: Evidence on youth suicides from Southeastern Europe is scarce. We are not aware of previous reports from Bosnia and Herzegovina, which experienced war from 1992 to 1995. Durkheim’s theory of suicide predicts decreased suicide rates in wartime and increased rates afterward. Aims: To compare child and adolescent suicides in Bosnia and Herzegovina before and after the […]

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This study analyzed meteorological conditions at the time of attempted or completed suicides & examined the possible link between the changes of meteorological factors & the frequency of suicidal behaviour in the Mostar region, Bosnia. Results showed meteorological factors of the days with suicidal behaviour were similar to the day prior, but there was a […]

This study examined trends in the number of suicides in 4 municipalities of West-Herzegovina Canton from 1984 through 2008. There were 134 suicides. Before the war (1984-1991) there were 33 suicides & 15 suicides during the war (1992-1995). Most victims were male & suicides were more frequent in the 20-29 & 60+ age groups. The […]

Presentation made at “Suicide: Interplay of Genes and Environment”, an international meeting held May 10-12, 2000 at Ljubljana, Slovenia.

This Editorial notes that minimising the impact & managing the psychological aftermath of repeated severe traumatic stress are matters of concern to the military & civilians. It describes circumstances of providing psychiatric support to British servicemen serving with the United Nations in Bosnia & notes the conflict provides an opportunity to study the natural course […]

This Editorial compares the type of conflict & troops involved in previous wars & considers Bosnia a “bad” war from a psychiatric viewpoint. Much of the pathology will be hidden, may not present until later, & for some may be a life-long hidden morbidity. Equating war with post-traumatic stress disorder is an oversimplification. This literature […]

During the summer of 1993 UNICEF conducted a survey of 1,505 children in Sarajevo. The survey identified children at risk of war trauma, & precisely described prevalent trauma reactions among these children. This report is a summary of those findings. Among other results, the survey indicated that 22.5% of the children said that they frequently […]