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[Psychiatric, Cognitive and Emotional Profile in Ex-combatants of Illegal Armed Groups in Colombia]
Carlos Tobón1, Daniel Camilo Aguirre-Acevedo2, Lina Velilla2
1Grupo de Neurociencias de Antioquia, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Antioquia UDEA, Medellín, Colombia; Grupo de Neuropsicología y Conducta, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Antioquia UDEA, Medellín, Colombia.
Introduction:
Exposure to armed conflict produces biological adaptations oriented to handle the highly stressful conditions in war environments. The special features of The Colombian armed create a special scenario to evaluate the human behavior.
Objective:
In this study, psychiatric, cognitive and emotional processing characteristics of a group of Colombian armed illegal forces of ex-combatants are described.
Methods:
Sixty-three ex combatants and 22 controls were assessed with WAIS (IQ), INECO frontal screening (executive functions), Interpersonal Reactivity Index (empathy), emotional features recognition and MINI (psychiatric profile).
Results:
When compared to the control group, ex-combatants showed higher frequency of antisocial personality disorder (P=.031) and behavioral dissocial disorder (P=.017). In cognitive profile, the ex-combatants showed a lower score in the executive function test (Me=18.50; RQ=4.00), control (Me=23.00; RQ=5.25), with a poor personal distress in emphatic profile (Me=10.00; RQ=5.00) compared to control group (Me=37.00; RQ=7.25).
Conclusions:
We found differences in cognitive and psychiatric profile in ex-combatants in comparison with controls.
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