Trauma, factores postmigratorios y síndrome de Ulises en personas refugiadas en países de acogida
Resumen
Se analizaron factores post-migratorios relacionados con el trastorno de estrés postraumático (TEPT) y el síndrome de Ulises en 56 adultos refugiados (31.57 % mujeres). Se aplicaron el Post Migration Living Difficulties y el Harvard Trauma Questionnaire. Habían estado expuestos a 15,1 situaciones traumáticas y todas habían estado en peligro de muerte. El 32,1 % había sufrido episodios de tortura, y el 30,4 % presentaba TEPT, con una media de 4,18 síntomas postraumáticos. No se encontraron diferencias significativas en función del género, la nacionalidad o el país de acogida. Los episodios traumáticos y de tortura, la vida institucionalizada, el trabajo, la salud física y las relaciones sociales-familiares influyeron en la presencia de TEPT. Se detectó sufrimiento asociado a la separación familiar, el estatus social y los riesgos a la integridad física, sin que estos configuraran un diagnóstico de trastorno mental según el DSM-5, sino más bien un caso de duelo migratorio extremo o síndrome de Ulises.
Palabras clave
Refugiados, Factores post-migratorios, TEPT, Síndrome de UlisesCitas
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