Vol.11, No 2, 2004 pp. 87- 89
UC 616.89-008.441:355.48

PTSD AND STRUCTURAL PERSONALITY CHANGES -
THREE YEARS AFTER BOMBARDMENT IN SERBIA 1999,
TREATED IN INSTITUTE FOR MENTAL HEALTH IN NIŠ
Grozdanko Grbeša
Institute for Mental Health, Faculty of Medicine Niš, Srbia
E-mail: grbesa@EUnet.yu

Summary. The investigation comprises 142 patients diagnosed as PTSD, who were seeking treatment at the Institute for Mental Health in Niš. Symptoms of PTSD have developed under of bombardment and war operations in the region of Serbia in 1999. Six months after the exposure to traumatic events 370 subjects were evaluated and showed the acute clinical picture of PTSD. Twelve months after the exposure to traumatic events 142 subjects were assessed showing the chronic form of PTSD. Three years after the traumatic events 26% of patients were diagnosed as PTSD also manifesting signs of lasting personality changes.
Key words: Posttraumatic stress dissorder, structural personality changes

PTSD I STRUKTURALNE PROMENE KARAKTERA –
TRI GODINE POSLE BOMBARDOVANJA SRBIJE 1999,
TRETIRANIH U INSTITUTU ZA MENTALNO ZDRAVLJE U NIŠU
Kratak sadržaj. Istraživanje obuhvata 142 pacijenta dijgnostikovanih kao PTSD koji su se za pomoć obratili na Klinici za mentalno zdravlje u Nišu. Simptomi PTSD razvili su se za vreme bomberdovanja i ratnih operacija u Srbiji 1999. Šest meseci posele izlaganja traumi kod 370 subjekata je ustanovljen PTSD poremećaj. Dvanest meseci od izlaganja traumi 142 subjekta je evaluirano kao hronična forma PTSD. Trideset šest meseci od izlaganja traumi 26% pacijenata razvilo je simptome trajnog poremećaja karaktera usled dejstva stresa. Praćenje evolucije simptoma ukazuje da su za razvoj karakteroloških promena, presudni perzistentni simptomi povišene autonomne budnosti.
Ključne reči: Posttraumatski stresni poremećaj, strukturalne karakterološke promene