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Bosnian Paternal War Orphans: Mental Health in Postwar Time
Nermina Kravić, Izet Pajević, Mevludin Hasanović
1Department of Neurology, Imaging Based Functional Brain Diagnostics and Therapy, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease
|March 30, 2023
Summary
Children orphaned by war in Bosnia and Herzegovina showed similar mental health and resilience to peers. However, mothers of orphans experienced more mental health issues, and orphans relied on community support.
Area of Science:
- Psychiatry
- Psychology
- Sociology
Background:
- Childhood exposure to war and subsequent orphanhood requires further investigation into long-term effects.
- Understanding the psychosocial impact on war orphans is crucial for developing targeted support systems.
Purpose of the Study:
- To compare sociodemographic characteristics, mental health, resilience, and social support between paternal war orphans and non-orphaned adolescents.
- To examine the influence of war-related orphanhood on adolescent well-being and maternal mental health.
Main Methods:
- A comparative study involving 50 paternal war orphans and 50 age/sex-matched adolescents from two-parent families in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- Assessment of sociodemographic factors, behavioral/emotional problems, depression, resilience, maternal mental health, and perceived social support between 2011-2012.
Main Results:
- War orphans and non-orphaned peers exhibited comparable adolescent mental health and resilience, after controlling for sociodemographic variables.
- Mothers of war orphans displayed significantly higher rates of posttraumatic psychopathology.
- Orphans perceived greater social support from distant relatives and community figures (religious officials, mental health professionals) compared to immediate family and peers.
Conclusions:
- Contextual factors, including community support networks, significantly influence the postwar mental health of orphans.
- While orphans demonstrated resilience, their mothers faced greater mental health challenges, highlighting a need for family-centered interventions.
- The findings underscore the importance of social support systems in mitigating the long-term effects of war on children and families.
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