Memory, Forgetfulness and Narration: Reminiscence to Recall Victims of the Armed Conflict in Colombia

Abstract

As a result of years of internal armed conflict in Colombia, the people who suffered and still suffer from conditions of war, recognized as victims or survivors, even support the effects of traumatic events in violent acts. Countless efforts from research and psychological intervention, face the demands of the subjects that make up the populations of victims who are spread throughout the country. This paper presents preliminary, some reflections resulting from the literature review of research papers working to build historical memory as an interventional device and research that allows to establish parameters really necessary to build peace in the territory Colombian, as well as approximate the conditions and needs that victims have the psychic level subjects and the communities where they are organized. A critical reflection is proposed, starting from the psychoanalysis theory, Which Allows to formulate a position for research in Differentiated esta field. 2

Mental Health Outcomes in Communities Exposed to Armed Conflict Experiences

“…This study revealed that individuals exposed to ACE had a higher possibility of showing mental health disorders when compared to non-exposed people (6,7). Additionally, other studies identi ed that civilians exposed to ACE also experimented a higher prevalence of mental health disorders, with emotional and psychological affectations (7,(10)(11)(12).…”