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Section 3. Clinieal Applications

Psychotherapy with Refugees from Bosnia–Herzegovina

Pages 49-54
Published online: 28 Dec 2017
 
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The author describes his recent experiences working as a medical practitioner and psychotherapist with refugees from the former Yugoslavia. He demonstrates how the transactional analysis concept of discounting (Schiff et al., 1975) is used to understand and treat the psychological problems of refugees.

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Armin Beslija

Armin Beslija, M.D., was born in Gorazde, Republic of Bosnia-Herzegovina. He earned his medical degree from Sarajevo University. He is now a postgraduate trainee in psychiatry at the Psychiatric Hospital in Ettelbruck, Luxembourg, and has a Certified Transactional Analyst (education) contract under the supervision of Nelly Micholt and Véronique Sichem.