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Title: CASE STUDY: BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA (BiH)


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CASE STUDY BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA (BiH)
  • Harvard Program in Refugee Trauma (HPRT)
  • Richard F. Mollica MD, MAR
  • Michael P. Massagli, PhD
  • James Lavelle, LICSW
  • Aida Kapetanovic, MD

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Social and Health Indicators 1981 1991 2000
Population 4,124,256 4,395,643 3,683,665
Refugees - - 643,250
Displaced Persons - - 501,000
Employed Unemployed - 3.171 11
Monthly Income in US 190 299 174
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Major Objectives of World Bank-HPRT Project in
BiH Middle Bosnian Canton (Travnik)
  • Mental health training and technical assistance
    to primary care providers (PCPs)
  • Create network of PCPs skilled in mental health
    and trauma-related disorders
  • Develop with cantonal MOH mental health services
    integrated at all levels, including CBRs
  • Integrate results into BiH health reform
  • Prepare Lessons Learned for dissemination
    throughout BiH

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ASSOCIATION BETWEEN PSYCHIATRIC STATUS AND
DISABILITY, BOSNIAN REFUGEES, 1996 (N533)
SOURCE JAMA v282437, 1999
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Persistence of Mental Health Symptoms Over 3 Years
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Change in Symptom Status 1996-1999
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Effect of Trauma, 1996
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Effect of Trauma, 1999
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THE MENTAL HEALTH COST OF MASS VIOLENCE
SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS PSYCH. INCAPACITATION SERIO
US FAMIILY CONFLICT CLNICAL DEPRESSION/PTSD FEAR
OF GOVERNMENT SEEKING JUSTICE/REVENGE PHYS,
MENTAL EXHAUSTION DEMORALIZATION
SOURCE Scientific American, v282, June 200054-57
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Feeling No Trust in Others, Past Week
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2001 Living Standards Measurement Survey (LSMS)
in BiH (N12,954)
  • 23 report depressive symptoms consistent with
    DSM-IV diagnosis of major depression
  • 6 report reexperiencing trauma symptoms
  • 15 report limitations in physical functioning
  • Women 2x more depression, PTSD, functional
    limitations than men

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Primary Health Care Patients Middle Bosnian
Canton, 2003 (N184)
SCID Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV
  • 32 psychiatric diagnosis (DSM-IV/SCID)
  • 16 major depression
  • 10 Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  • 3 PTSD only
  • 3 Dysthymia other

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Providers Needs Assessment 2000
  • 40 (30-80) of patients have mental health
    problems
  • 65 of PCPs are not able to make DSM-IV (ICD-10)
    diagnoses
  • PCPs reported very low confidence in treatment
    of mental health crises
  • PCPs reported almost no confidence or very low
    confidence in treatment of different groups of
    traumatized patients

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Providers Needs Assessment 2000 (contd)
  • 33 of PCPs didnt know about CBRs
  • 54 of PCPs never referred patients to CBRs
  • 30 of those who did refer never received
    feedback from the CBR

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EDUCATION
  • 105 PCPs and psychiatrists trained
  • Curriculum completed
  • Trauma Story
  • Psychosocial interviewing skills
  • Screening Instruments
  • Identification and management of the most common
    psychiatric disorders mood disorders, neurotic
    stress-related and somatoform disorders,
    substance abuse, organic mental disorders,
    psychosis
  • Identification and management of disability
  • Management skills/health reform

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ON-SITE VISITS/SUPERVISION
  • Case-Oriented
  • Goals
  • To sustain the knowledge
  • To improve relations between PCPs and mental
    health professionals
  • To prevent burnout

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Level of Trauma Experienced by PCPs and PCPs
Families
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PCPs Confidence in Eliciting and Listening to
Trauma Stories Pre-training vs. Post-training
Mean confidence
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PCPs Confidence in Diagnosing Certain Medical
and Psychiatric Problems Pre-training vs.
Post-training
Mean confidence
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MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES OPTIMAL MODEL
Community
Police
Emergency Room General Hospital
Primary Health Care
General Hospital In-patient
Mental Hospital Criminally Insane
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MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES IN BOSNIA
Community
Community Rehabilitation Centers
Primary Health Care
Psychiatric Hospital
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MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES IN BOSNIA
Community
Primary Health Care
Community Rehabilitation Centers
General Hospital In-patient
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FRAMEWORK FOR MENTAL HEALTH RECOVERY
I. Policy/Legislation
RECOVERY
VI. Linkage to Economic Development/ Human
Rights
II. Financing
V. Role of International Agencies
III. Science-Based Mental Health Services
IV. Multi-Disciplinary Education
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BiH Mental Health (MH) Case Study
  • I. Policy/Legislation
  • MH integrated into health reform
  • LSMS MH data integrated into BiH health
    statistics
  • Future role of CBRs

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BiH Mental Health (MH) Case Study
  • II. Financing
  • Sustainable financing of MH in PHC
  • Psychiatry PHC linkage
  • Job training and social services in PHC/CBRs
  • Cost-effective MH training and services

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BiH Mental Health (MH) Case Study
  • III. Science-Based MH Services
  • HPRT Model
  • Needs assessment
  • Implementation of field-tested curriculum
  • On-site supervision
  • Monitoring assessment and feedback

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BiH Mental Health (MH) Case Study
  • IV. Multi-Disciplinary Education
  • Pedagogy of Trauma in BiH medical schools
  • Integration into family medicine
  • CME

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BiH Mental Health (MH) Case Study
  • V. Role of International Agencies
  • Coordination/collaboration among BiH MOH UN
    NGO donors universities

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BiH Mental Health (MH) Case Study
  • VI. Linkage to Economic Development (ED) and
    Human Rights (HR)
  • Violence-induced trauma has negative impact on MH
  • Both provider and patient exposed to violence
  • MH has negative impact on social capital and
    physical functioning
  • Undiagnosed and untreated MH problems place
    significant burden on health care system

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Harvard Program in Refugee Trauma
  • 22 Putnam Avenue
  • Cambridge, MA 02139
  • http//www.hprt-cambridge.org
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