Psihodinamski aspekti adaptacije i liječenja psihotraume: rezultati istraživanja
Psychodynamic Aspects of Adaptation and Treatment of Psychotrauma: Study Results

Summary/Abstract: War trauma is putting high adaptation requirements on coping mechanisms. This research was set up to examine differences in levels of psychological adaptation in three groups of war veterans and the efficacy of group psychotherapy. The first group consisted of war veterans with PTSD that were treated with group psychotherapy. The second group consisted of war veterans that weren't treated with group psychotherapy. The third group consisted of war veterans that were not diagnosed as suffering from PTSD. The research tools applied were: CAPS, Crown-Crisp Experiential Index, and Life-Style Questionnaire. The obtained results demonstrated that the first group showed significantly less pronounced symptoms of PTSD than group two. Significantly higher scores for anxiety and somatisation were found in the first two groups, while depression was found expressed in all three groups. Projection was found to be the dominant defense mechanism in all groups. The mechanism of regression was found to be significantly more frequent in the group treated with group psychotherapy. The exposure to war trauma might favor the development of depression and the use of immature mechanisms of defense even when the clinical picture of PTSD is not developed. Group psychotherapy decreases some PTSD symptoms, but it does not influence anxiety, depression and immature mechanisms of defense.

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