Acta Medica Medianae
Vol. 49, No 4, December, 2010
UDK 61
ISSN 0365-4478(Printed version)
ISSN 1821-2794(Online)
 

Correspondence to:

Tatjana Milenković

Klinika za mentalno zdravlje,

Bul. dr Zorana Đinđića 48,

18000 Niš, Srbija

E-mail: tatjanamil@aol.com

Original article
UDC:  616.89-008.441:364.65

IMPACT OF SOCIAL SUPPORT ON SEVERITY OF POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER

Tatjana Milenković, Maja Simonović, Ljiljana Samardžić, Gordana Nikolić, Grozdanko Grbeša

and Miodrag Stanković

Mental Health Clinic, Clinical Center Niš

The last decade of the 20th century, with its well-known events in the former Yugoslavia, resulted in an increased number of cases of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). In our study, we tried to determine whether perceived social support can prevent conditions or reduce the intensity of symptoms of patients. The existence of links between perceived social support and posttraumatic stress disorder imposes the conclusion that the therapeutic intervention in terms of giving support could prevent its occurrence, that is, reduce its duration and intensity. Acta Medica Medianae 2010; 49(4):31-35.

Key words: posttraumatic stress disorder, social support, impact