Violence: A thematic review within the research framework of the National Institute of Psychiatry [Violencia: Una revisión del tema dentro del marco de trabajo de investigación en el instituto nacional de psiquiatría]
Por:
Caballero Gutiérrez M.A., Ramos Lira L.
Publicada:
1 ene 2004
Resumen:
Until relatively recently little importance was offered to the various manifestations of violence. However, at present, research is increasingly carried out to understand this problem in its diverse areas. Violence is a vast phenomenon found in practically all aspects of life, including the interpersonal, individual and social environments. Consequently, it is also a broad concept that contains distinct variations determined by the element being discussed. The phenomenon plays a role in war, in organized crime and criminal violence; on occasions within State institutions but it is also evident in the family, between spouses and partners, toward children or any other member. Some violence includes specific implications such as the cases of sexual violence perpetrated toward children, incest, and rape, or self-inflicted violence such as suicide. For mental health professionals, every manner in which violence is manifested has particular connotations as to its effects, whether in physical health, mental health or in psychosocial aspects. As such, it is important to obtain knowledge on the issue since many areas have not been sufficiently studied. Given the above, the interest of this work has been to organize and summarize the information generated by the various research studies carried out by the National Institute of Psychiatry on the issue of violence, with the aim of offering a global panorama allowing us to identify the main areas and how they have been approached, as well as discussing where future efforts should be focused. During the academic life of our health institution, various research projects linked to violence have been carried out. At one level, there are studies that associate alcohol consumption and violence, as demonstrated by traffic accidents, crime, emergency room visits and family violence, among others. Other studies associate violence with drug use, particularly violent deaths such as accidents or due to criminal or family violence. Most studies are concentrated within the arena of mental health, given that this encompasses a wide variety of issues such as suicidal behavior, including ideation, attempt or completion, as well as associated disorders intimately linked with violent acts, such as post-traumatic stress. At the same time, a large variety of psychological
Filiaciones:
Caballero Gutiérrez M.A.:
Dir. Invest. Epidemiol./Psicosocial., Inst. Nac. Psiq. Ramon de la Fuente, Calzada Mexico-Xochimilco 101, San Lorenzo Huipulco 14370, Mexico
Ramos Lira L.:
Dir. Invest. Epidemiol./Psicosocial., Inst. Nac. Psiq. Ramon de la Fuente, Calzada Mexico-Xochimilco 101, San Lorenzo Huipulco 14370, Mexico
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