TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - Mental health in adolescents displaced by the armed conflict: findings from the Colombian national mental health survey
JO  - Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health
A1  - Marroquín Rivera, Arturo
A1  - Rincón Rodríguez, Carlos Javier
A1  - Padilla-Muñoz, Andrea
A1  - Gómez-Restrepo, Carlos
SP  - e23
EP  - e23
VL  - 14
IS  - 
N2  - BACKGROUND: Colombia has one of the largest populations of internally displaced individuals by an armed conflict. However, there is no data demonstrating its effect on health, particularly in adolescents.   Purpose: To describe the prevalence and associations of mental illness in the adolescent population displaced by violence in Colombia.     Methods: We conducted a secondary analysis of the 2015 National Mental Health Survey (NMHS), which provides data of mental health issues (SRQ), mental health disorders (CIDI-CAPI) and sociodemographic characteristics.     Results: Of the 1754 adolescents interviewed 5.3% (95% CI 4.1 to 6.9) mentioned a change in residence due to violence. Among them 38.5% lived in poverty compared to 23.6% of those non-displaced by the conflict. Suicidal thoughts and suicide attempt were present in 19.8% and 9.1% of displaced adolescents respectively, compared to 5.8% and 2.1% of non-displaced adolescents. The prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and any mental health disorder (measured with the CIDI-CAPI) was higher in the displaced population 12.3%, 11% respectively, in contrast to 2.1% and 7% of those non-displaced. Finally, anxiety and depressive disorders were more common among displaced adolescents.     Conclusion: A higher prevalence of mental health conditions and disorders is observed among displaced adolescents.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1753-2000
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13034-020-00327-5
ID  - ref1
ER  -