The burden left my heart: Psyche-social services among refugee women in Zenica and Tuzla, Bosnia-Herzegovina during the war

This paper presents psychosocial services for displaced women living in the war zones. Two study groups were formed from two cities in Croatia, Zenica and Tuzla. The services were designed to ameliorate distress and improve p sychosocial functioning. A questionnaire-based evaluation indicated that hi ghly distressed women derived greater benefit from group psychotherapy (Tuz la) than did the group who participated in occupational activities (Zenica) .