Psychological disorders in women in long-term forced displacement in the Sahrawi refugee camps

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Revista de Victimología, ISSN 2385-779X, Nº. 5, 2017 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Revista de Victimología / Journal of Victimology), pags. 151-170

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Psychopathology
victims
war
refugee
women
Psicopatología
víctimas
guerra
refugiados
mujeres

Psychopathology
victims
war
refugee
women
Psicopatología
víctimas
guerra
refugiados
mujeres
Guarch Rubio, Marta
Manzanero Puebla, Antonio Lucas
Psychological disorders in women in long-term forced displacement in the Sahrawi refugee camps

The present study is an initial exploration of psychological disorders in long-term refugee women living at the Sahrawi camps in Tindouf (Algeria). Thirty-one women with an average age of 43.32 years (SD=12.34) were evaluated through personal interviews, applying Symptom Checklist-90-R (SCL-90-R) and one personal clinical interview created for this purpose. In this manner, health professionals were interviewed on the situation of the refugee women in Tindouf. The results show that 80.64% of the interviewed women had received psychological assistance, 100% rated positively on somatization, 90.3% on obsessive-compulsive, 93.5% on interpersonal sensitivity, 96.8% on depression, 93.5% on anxiety, 77.4% on hostility, 87.1% on phobic anxiety, 90.3% on paranoid ideation and 90.3% on psychoticism. The results from the interviews show 32% of the interviewees do not know the meaning of mental health, and 35.48% of them have used traditional medicine even when they admit that they have access to the psychological services at the refugee’s camp (61.29%). The loss of hope for the future represented 41.93% of the opinions of the survey and 64.52% expressed feeling scared for the situation of their families living in the Western Sahara, among other results. Interviews with the health professionals reveal there is a growing demand for psychological treatment due to the recent introduction of psychological services in the wilayas (provinces). In spite of this, the rejection and social stigma around mental health disorders in Tindouf contribute to concealing pathologies or using the traditional medicine as a first option.

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Guarch Rubio, Marta
Manzanero Puebla, Antonio Lucas

Guarch Rubio, Marta
Manzanero Puebla, Antonio Lucas

Guarch Rubio, Marta

Psychological disorders in women in long-term forced displacement in the Sahrawi refugee camps

Psychological disorders in women in long-term forced displacement in the Sahrawi refugee camps

Psychological disorders in women in long-term forced displacement in the Sahrawi refugee camps

Psychological disorders in women in long-term forced displacement in the Sahrawi refugee camps

Psychological disorders in women in long-term forced displacement in the Sahrawi refugee camps

psychological disorders in women in long-term forced displacement in the sahrawi refugee camps

2017

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dialnet-ar-18-ART00012087812017-07-19Psychological disorders in women in long-term forced displacement in the Sahrawi refugee campsGuarch Rubio, MartaManzanero Puebla, Antonio LucasPsychopathologyvictimswarrefugeewomenPsicopatologíavíctimasguerrarefugiadosmujeresThe present study is an initial exploration of psychological disorders in long-term refugee women living at the Sahrawi camps in Tindouf (Algeria). Thirty-one women with an average age of 43.32 years (SD=12.34) were evaluated through personal interviews, applying Symptom Checklist-90-R (SCL-90-R) and one personal clinical interview created for this purpose. In this manner, health professionals were interviewed on the situation of the refugee women in Tindouf. The results show that 80.64% of the interviewed women had received psychological assistance, 100% rated positively on somatization, 90.3% on obsessive-compulsive, 93.5% on interpersonal sensitivity, 96.8% on depression, 93.5% on anxiety, 77.4% on hostility, 87.1% on phobic anxiety, 90.3% on paranoid ideation and 90.3% on psychoticism. The results from the interviews show 32% of the interviewees do not know the meaning of mental health, and 35.48% of them have used traditional medicine even when they admit that they have access to the psychological services at the refugee’s camp (61.29%). The loss of hope for the future represented 41.93% of the opinions of the survey and 64.52% expressed feeling scared for the situation of their families living in the Western Sahara, among other results. Interviews with the health professionals reveal there is a growing demand for psychological treatment due to the recent introduction of psychological services in the wilayas (provinces). In spite of this, the rejection and social stigma around mental health disorders in Tindouf contribute to concealing pathologies or using the traditional medicine as a first option.En el presente estudio se realizó una exploración inicial de trastornos psicológicos de las mujeres en desplazamiento forzoso a largo plazo residentes en el campamento saharaui de Tinduf (Argelia). Se evaluó a 31 mujeres con una edad media de 43.32 años (DT=12.34), mediante entrevistas personalizadas, la aplicación del Symptom Checklist-90-R (SCL-90-R) y un instrumento diseñado al efecto de confeccionar una historia clínica personalizada. Así mismo, se entrevistó a personal sanitario de los campamentos sobre la situación de las mujeres residentes en Tinduf. Los resultados muestran que el 80.64% de las mujeres evaluadas habían recibido asistencia psicológica, el 100% puntuaron positivamente en somatizaciones, 90.3% en trastornos obsesivo-compulsivos, 93.5% en suspicacia interpersonal, 96.8% en depresión, 93.5% en ansiedad, 77.4% en hostilidad, 87.1% en ansiedad fóbica, 90.3% en ideación paranoide y 90.3% en psicoticismo. Los resultados de las historias clínicas muestran un desconocimiento del significado de la salud mental para un 32% de las entrevistadas y que un 35,48 % habían recurrido a medicina tradicional incluso admitiendo tener acceso a los servicios de atención psicológica de los campamentos (61.29%). La pérdida de esperanza en el futuro representó un 41.93% de la opinión de las encuestadas y un 64.52 % expresaron sentir miedo por la situación de sus familiares en el Sahara Occidental, entre otros resultados. De las entrevistas con el personal sanitario se concluye una creciente demanda de tratamientos psicológicos debido a la reciente implantación de atención psicológica en las wilayas, a pesar de que el rechazo y la estigmatización social de los trastornos mentales en Tinduf contribuyan a ocultar las mismas o a hacer uso de la medicina tradicional como primera opción.2017text (article)application/pdfhttps://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/oaiart?codigo=6053617(Revista) ISSN 2385-779XRevista de Victimología, ISSN 2385-779X, Nº. 5, 2017 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Revista de Victimología / Journal of Victimology), pags. 151-170engLICENCIA DE USO: Los documentos a texto completo incluidos en Dialnet son de acceso libre y propiedad de sus autores y/o editores. Por tanto, cualquier acto de reproducción, distribución, comunicación pública y/o transformación total o parcial requiere el consentimiento expreso y escrito de aquéllos. 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