0335/2016 - Do Not Forget Culture when Implementing Mental Health Interventions for Violence Survivors Cultura Não se esqueça quando da implementação de Intervenções Mentais em Saúde para sobreviventes de violência
• Francisco Javier Bonilla-Escobar - Bonilla-Escobar, Francisco Javier - Cisalva Institute - Universidad del Valle, Faculty of Health - <fjbonillaescobar@gmail.com>
Coautor(es):
• Maria Isabel Gutiérrez - Gutiérrez, Maria Isabel - Cisalva Institute- Universidad del Valle, Faculty of Health - <maria.gutierrez@correounivalle.edu.co>
• Gabriela Sánchez-Rentería - Sánchez-Rentería, Gabriela - Cisalva Institute - Universidad del Valle, Faculty of Heallth - <gabrielasanchezrp@gmail.com>
• Gisel Viviana Osorio-Cuellar - Osorio-Cuellar, Gisel Viviana - Cisalva Institute - Universidad del Valle, Faculty of Health - <gias2@hotmail.com>
Área Temática:
Saúde Mental
Resumo:
O conflito armado posiciona a Colômbia como o país com o segundo maior deslocamento interno em todo o mundo. Esta situação obrigou projetos do governo e agências de cooperação internacional a intervir; no entanto, as estratégias de enfrentamento implementadas por minorias do país ainda são desconhecidas. O objetivo do estudo é descrever as estratégias de enfrentamento e sua relação com a saúde mental dentro da cultura afro-descendente na Colômbia e os efeitos que o conflito armado tem sobre esses mecanismos de enfrentamento, por meio de um estudo fenomenológico envolvendo grupos focais e entrevistas com especialistas. Rituais e oralidade tem uma função de cura que permite que as comunidades afro-colombianas para expressar sua dor e apoiar uns aos outros, permitindo-lhes lidar com a perda. Em razão do deslocamento forçado, essas tradições têm estado em perigo; o conflito armado impede-os de realizar o luto, gerando uma forma de dor latente. Elas exigem intervenções comunitárias que criem espaços de apoio emocional para as pessoas enlutadas similares aos do período pré-conflito. Assim, é essencial compreender o impacto dessa abordagem ritualista em questões de saúde mental, bem como a pertinência das intervenções comunitárias e narrativa para os sobreviventes.
Palavras-chave:
Comportamento de enfrentamentoAfro-descendentesSaúde mentalIntervenção comunitáriaViolência
Abstract:
Armed conflict has positioned Colombia as the country with the second highest internal displacement. This situation has forced government projects and international cooperation agencies to intervene to mitigate the impact of violence; however, the coping strategies implemented by the country‘s minorities are still unknown. The study objective is to describe the coping strategies and its relation with mental health within Afro-descendant culture in Colombia and the effects that armed conflict has on these coping mechanisms, through of a phenomenological study involving focus groups and interviews with experts. Rituals and orality have a healing function that allows Afro-Colombian communities to express their pain and support each other, enabling them to cope with loss. Since the forced displacement, these traditions have been in jeopardy; armed conflict restricts themmourning, generating a form of latent pain. They require community interventions that create similar spaces for emotional support for the bereaved persons in the pre-conflict period. Thus, it is essential to understand the impact of this spiritual and ritualistic approach in mental health issues and the relevance of narrative and community interventions for survivors.
Cultura Não se esqueça quando da implementação de Intervenções Mentais em Saúde para sobreviventes de violência
Resumo (abstract):
Armed conflict has positioned Colombia as the country with the second highest internal displacement. This situation has forced government projects and international cooperation agencies to intervene to mitigate the impact of violence; however, the coping strategies implemented by the country‘s minorities are still unknown. The study objective is to describe the coping strategies and its relation with mental health within Afro-descendant culture in Colombia and the effects that armed conflict has on these coping mechanisms, through of a phenomenological study involving focus groups and interviews with experts. Rituals and orality have a healing function that allows Afro-Colombian communities to express their pain and support each other, enabling them to cope with loss. Since the forced displacement, these traditions have been in jeopardy; armed conflict restricts themmourning, generating a form of latent pain. They require community interventions that create similar spaces for emotional support for the bereaved persons in the pre-conflict period. Thus, it is essential to understand the impact of this spiritual and ritualistic approach in mental health issues and the relevance of narrative and community interventions for survivors.
Bonilla-Escobar, Francisco Javier, Gutiérrez, Maria Isabel, Fandiño-Losada, A., Sánchez-Rentería, Gabriela, Pacichana-Quinayaz, S.G., Osorio-Cuellar, Gisel Viviana. Do Not Forget Culture when Implementing Mental Health Interventions for Violence Survivors. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2016/Jul). [Citado em 05/11/2024].
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