Carlos Gómez-Restrepo1, Viviana Cruz-Ramírez2, Mauricio Medina-Rico3, Carlos J Rincón4. 1. MD. Psychiatrist, Link Psychiatry, and Psychoanalyst MSc Clinical Epidemiology. Full Professor Director Department Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Faculty of Medicine. Pontificia Universidad Javeriana. Hospital Universitario San Ignacio. Bogotá Colombia. 2. MD. Pontificia Universidad Javeriana. Hospital Universitario San Ignacio. Bogotá, Colombia. 3. MD. MSc Clinical Epidemiology. Pontificia Universidad Javeriana. Hospital Universitario San Ignacio. Bogotá, Colombia. 4. Statistical. MSc Clinical Epidemiology. Assistant teacher Department Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics. Faculty of Medicine. Pontificia Universidad Javeriana.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: The armed conflict in Colombia is considered one of the most violent in Latin America. Children as a vulnerable population are most affected, increasing their risk of developing mental problems such as anxiety disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder. OBJECTIVES: To determine the prevalence of the most frequent mental problems in the Colombian children affected by armed conflict. METHODOLOGY: A cross-sectional study, using data from the National Mental Health Survey 2015. With children aged 7 to 11 years, in whom the RQC, PCL and DISC-IV-P (3.0.1) were applied. RESULTS: We described information on 100 displaced children between 7 and 11 years old due to armed conflict, being a representative sample at national level. It was found that 98.7% of this population is at school, as well as 17.8% in poverty. Mental illnesses were asked according to their appearance in the last 12 months, these were: anxiety disorder 6.5% (CI 95% 2.7-14.7) in displaced population, compared to 1.8% (CI 95% 1.1-3.1) in non-displaced; High score for post-traumatic stress was 13.2% (CI 95% 3.9-36.4) in displaced persons and 6.6% (CI 95% 4.0-10.7) in nondisplaced persons. CONCLUSIONS: Children affected by armed conflict have greater risk of presenting some mental illnesses such as anxiety disorder and post-traumatic stress, evidencing the situation of vulnerability in which they are.
INTRODUCTION: The armed conflict in Colombia is considered one of the most violent in Latin America. Children as a vulnerable population are most affected, increasing their risk of developing mental problems such as anxiety disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder. OBJECTIVES: To determine the prevalence of the most frequent mental problems in the Colombian children affected by armed conflict. METHODOLOGY: A cross-sectional study, using data from the National Mental Health Survey 2015. With children aged 7 to 11 years, in whom the RQC, PCL and DISC-IV-P (3.0.1) were applied. RESULTS: We described information on 100 displaced children between 7 and 11 years old due to armed conflict, being a representative sample at national level. It was found that 98.7% of this population is at school, as well as 17.8% in poverty. Mental illnesses were asked according to their appearance in the last 12 months, these were: anxiety disorder 6.5% (CI 95% 2.7-14.7) in displaced population, compared to 1.8% (CI 95% 1.1-3.1) in non-displaced; High score for post-traumatic stress was 13.2% (CI 95% 3.9-36.4) in displaced persons and 6.6% (CI 95% 4.0-10.7) in nondisplaced persons. CONCLUSIONS:Children affected by armed conflict have greater risk of presenting some mental illnesses such as anxiety disorder and post-traumatic stress, evidencing the situation of vulnerability in which they are.
Authors: Fernando Suárez-Obando; Carlos Gómez-Restrepo; Sergio Castro-Diaz; Paola Paez-Rojas; José M Uribe-Restrepo; John A Naslund; William C Torrey; Leonardo Cubillos; Sophia M Bartels; Makeda J Williams; Lisa A Marsch Journal: Rev Colomb Psiquiatr (Engl Ed) Date: 2021-07-10
Authors: Rosalba Company-Córdoba; Diego Gómez-Baya; Francisca López-Gaviño; Joaquín A Ibáñez-Alfonso Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2020-10-19 Impact factor: 3.390