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A family-based mental health program of recovery from state terror in Kosova.
Behav Sci Law. 2005; 23(4):547-58.BS

Abstract

Family processes of communication, mutual support, and sustenance of cultural values can play vital roles in recovery from psychological and material damage in societies afflicted by terror. This is particularly the case when a campaign of terror has specifically targeted family life and its traditions, when the culture is one whose identity has been centered in its families, and when public mental health resources have been scarce. At the end of the 1999 war in Kosova, the Kosovar Family Professional Educational Collaborative (KFPEC) was initiated to counter mental health sequelae of war in Kosova. This initiative focused upon the recovery and strengthening of Kosovar families, rather than the psychiatric treatment of individuals for post-traumatic symptoms. Findings and outcomes from this project may usefully inform the design of other international public mental health initiatives.

Authors+Show Affiliations

Griffith JL
Department of Strategic Management, Ministry of Health, Kosova. jgriffith@mfa.gwu.edu
Agani F
No affiliation info available
Weine S
No affiliation info available
Ukshini S
No affiliation info available
Pulleyblank-Coffey E
No affiliation info available
Ulaj J
No affiliation info available
Rolland J
No affiliation info available
Blyta A
No affiliation info available
Kallaba M
No affiliation info available

MeSH

Cooperative BehaviorFamily TherapyHumansMental HealthProgram DevelopmentStress, PsychologicalTerrorismYugoslavia

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Language

eng

PubMed ID

16094645

Citation

Griffith, James L., et al. "A Family-based Mental Health Program of Recovery From State Terror in Kosova." Behavioral Sciences & the Law, vol. 23, no. 4, 2005, pp. 547-58.
Griffith JL, Agani F, Weine S, et al. A family-based mental health program of recovery from state terror in Kosova. Behav Sci Law. 2005;23(4):547-58.
Griffith, J. L., Agani, F., Weine, S., Ukshini, S., Pulleyblank-Coffey, E., Ulaj, J., Rolland, J., Blyta, A., & Kallaba, M. (2005). A family-based mental health program of recovery from state terror in Kosova. Behavioral Sciences & the Law, 23(4), 547-58.
Griffith JL, et al. A Family-based Mental Health Program of Recovery From State Terror in Kosova. Behav Sci Law. 2005;23(4):547-58. PubMed PMID: 16094645.
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TY - JOUR T1 - A family-based mental health program of recovery from state terror in Kosova. AU - Griffith,James L, AU - Agani,Ferid, AU - Weine,Stevan, AU - Ukshini,Shqipe, AU - Pulleyblank-Coffey,Ellen, AU - Ulaj,Jusuf, AU - Rolland,John, AU - Blyta,Afrim, AU - Kallaba,Melita, PY - 2005/8/12/pubmed PY - 2005/11/8/medline PY - 2005/8/12/entrez SP - 547 EP - 58 JF - Behavioral sciences & the law JO - Behav Sci Law VL - 23 IS - 4 N2 - Family processes of communication, mutual support, and sustenance of cultural values can play vital roles in recovery from psychological and material damage in societies afflicted by terror. This is particularly the case when a campaign of terror has specifically targeted family life and its traditions, when the culture is one whose identity has been centered in its families, and when public mental health resources have been scarce. At the end of the 1999 war in Kosova, the Kosovar Family Professional Educational Collaborative (KFPEC) was initiated to counter mental health sequelae of war in Kosova. This initiative focused upon the recovery and strengthening of Kosovar families, rather than the psychiatric treatment of individuals for post-traumatic symptoms. Findings and outcomes from this project may usefully inform the design of other international public mental health initiatives. SN - 0735-3936 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/16094645/A_family_based_mental_health_program_of_recovery_from_state_terror_in_Kosova_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -