Inclusión & Desarrollo · 2021

Mental health and armed conflict in Colombia:: a documentary review

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The armed conflict in Colombia has had multiple impacts on society, mainly in terms of psychological and psychosocial health. The objective of this research was to determine the current status of research and theoretical publications related to mental health and Colombian internal armed conflict in the last 20 years, analyzing factors such as: general data of articles, methodological aspects, main results and conclusions in terms of mental health effects and interventions. A descriptive methodology of a documentary nature was used, with mixed analysis. We found 140 articles, most of which correspond to empirical research, quantitative approach and descriptive scope. Scientific production takes place in the years before and after the negotiation of the peace agreement with the FARC-EP guerrillas and the establishment of the law on victims and land restitution (1448) in 2011. On the other hand, the main diagnoses and psychopathological tables presented in actors of the conflict are: depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder. In addition, there is a lack of studies on legal and illegal armed actors and clinical intervention models. Among the limitations found is the handling of documents only in Spanish language. It is concluded that it is necessary to develop research and programmers of care and intervention, taking into account the social, cultural, historical, political and comprehensive health particularities of the different actors involved in the dynamics of war, with a view to the formulation and establishment of public policies based on scientific evidence.

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