TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - Mental health in displaced children by armed conflict - National Mental Health Survey Colombia 2015
JO  - Actas espanolas de psiquiatria
A1  - Gómez-Restrepo, Carlos
A1  - Rincón, Carlos J.
A1  - Medina-Rico, Mauricio
A1  - Cruz-Ramírez, Viviana
SP  - 51
EP  - 57
VL  - 46
IS  - 2
N2  - 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. <br><br>OBJECTIVES: To determine the prevalence of the most frequent mental problems in the Colombian children affected by armed conflict. <br><br>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. <br><br>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. <br><br>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.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1139-9287
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -