Publication: Una revisión sistemática sobre la prevalencia del duelo complicado en víctimas adultas del terrorismo
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2020
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Sociedad Española de Psicología Clínica, Legal y Forense
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El objetivo principal de este estudio fue revisar de manera sistemática la literatura científica sobre la prevalencia de duelo complicado en las víctimas adultas de atentados terroristas. Una búsqueda en PsycINFO, MEDLINE, PTSDpubs y ProQuest Psychology Database identificó cinco estudios en los que, en conjunto, se habían evaluado 1.404 familiares o allegados de fallecidos en atentados terroristas. Los resultados obtenidos permiten estimar que la tasa de prevalencia del duelo complicado en las víctimas de atentados terroristas es del 42% varios años después del atentado y que este trastorno presenta una alta comorbilidad con el trastorno de estrés postraumático y el trastorno depresivo mayor en las víctimas del terrorismo. Estos resultados se discuten en el contexto de la investigación sobre la prevalencia del duelo complicado en distintos tipos de población y sobre las consecuencias psicopatológicas generales del terrorismo y de sus implicaciones para la práctica profesional en los ámbitos clínicos, legales y forenses.
The main objective of this study was to systematically review the scientific literature on the prevalence of complicated grief in adult victims of terrorist attacks. A search in PsycINFO, MEDLINE, PTSDpubs, and ProQuest Psychology Database identified five studies in which, altogether, 1,404 family members and close friends of those killed in terrorist attacks had been evaluated. The results obtained allow one to estimate that the average prevalence rate of complicated grief in victims of terrorist attacks is 42% several years after the attack and that this disorder presents a high comorbidity with post-traumatic stress disorder and major depressive disorder in victims of terrorism. These results are discussed in the context of research on the prevalence of complicated grief in different types of population and on the general psychopathological consequences of terrorism and its implications for professional practice in the clinical, legal, and forensic fields.
The main objective of this study was to systematically review the scientific literature on the prevalence of complicated grief in adult victims of terrorist attacks. A search in PsycINFO, MEDLINE, PTSDpubs, and ProQuest Psychology Database identified five studies in which, altogether, 1,404 family members and close friends of those killed in terrorist attacks had been evaluated. The results obtained allow one to estimate that the average prevalence rate of complicated grief in victims of terrorist attacks is 42% several years after the attack and that this disorder presents a high comorbidity with post-traumatic stress disorder and major depressive disorder in victims of terrorism. These results are discussed in the context of research on the prevalence of complicated grief in different types of population and on the general psychopathological consequences of terrorism and its implications for professional practice in the clinical, legal, and forensic fields.