Abstract

This article discusses the impact of war in Bosnia and Herzegovina. In particular, the authors discuss the relation between trauma and (dis)trust. Specifically, the issue of trust among the war-stricken people of Bosnia and Herzegovina is the focus of this article. It is hypothesized that war has exerted a clear impact on individual well-being. Next, war has had a clear impact on assigning meaning to life and the surrounding (social) world.

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BACKGROUND:

Somatoform disorders such as neurasthenia and chronic fatigue syndrome are characterized by a combination of prolonged mental and physical fatigue. This study aimed to investigate the heritability of somatic distress and determine whether this dimension is aetiologically distinct from measures of depression and anxiety.

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INTRODUCTION:

Rapid assessments of needs and health status have been conducted by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in natural disaster settings for gathering information about the status of affected populations during emergencies. A review of eight such assessments (6 from hurricanes, 1 from an ice storm, and 1 from an earthquake) examines current methods and applications, and describes the use of results by policy makers so assessments in post-disaster settings can be improved.

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