Abstract

RAMIREZ-GIRALDO, Andrés; HERNANDEZ-BUSTAMANTE, Olga; ROMERO-ACOSTA, Kelly  and  PORRAS-MENDOZA, Eduardo. Mental health in victims of armed conflict in Chengue. Psicol. caribe [online]. 2017, vol.34, n.1, pp.49-70. ISSN 0123-417X.

This research worked with victims of the armed conflict from two populations living in Montes de Maria area: Chengue (in the municipality of Ovejas) and Libertad (in the municipality of San Onofre). Each of these population lived different victimization stories. The first one had to move because of the experience of a violent event which precipitated the displacement; the second one had to live with an illegal armed group for a long period of time. The aim of the present study is to identify anxiety and mood disorders in native people which were born in Chengue and Libertad. In order to do this, a structured diagnostic interview was applied; this explores the major Axis I in DSM IV. A total of 129 individuals from Chengue and Libertad participated in the study. Results indicated that population of Libertad even though they lived with the armed group "guerrilla" in constant stressful conditions, showed less presence of emotional disorders in comparison with the population of Chengue. In this work possible reasons for explain this phenomenon are discussed.

Keywords : Anxiety disorders; mood disorders; depression; forced displacement; Montes de María.

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