Building an Effective Medico-Legal Intervention Model in post-Earthquake Haiti

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2012-09-30

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Carrion, V. G., Reicherter, D., Aylward, A., Fleming, J., Cooper, H., Frid, D., Ijadi- Maghsoodi, P., & Song, S. (2012). Building an Effective Medico-Legal Intervention Model in post-Earthquake Haiti. Revista De Psiquiatría Infanto-Juvenil, 29(3), 61–66. Retrieved from https://aepnya.eu/index.php/revistaaepnya/article/view/224

Issue

Vol. 29 No. 3 (2012)

Section

Orginial article

Authors

  • Víctor G Carrion
  • Daryn Reicherter
  • Alexandra Aylward
  • Jayne Fleming
  • Holly Cooper
  • Dina Frid
  • Parisa Ijadi- Maghsoodi
  • Suzan Song

Abstract

El terremoto que azotó Haití el 12 de Enero de 2010 dejó devastados al país y a su gente, con abrumadoras preocupaciones en torno a la pérdida, la muerte, el aumento de la violencia y la seguridad. Este estudio propone un modelo de intervención efectivo para proporcionar refugio humanitario en EE.UU. a los supervivientes del terremoto. Un equipo médico-legal de psiquiatras, personal de inmigración, y de derechos humanos, evaluó a los individuos traumatizados y a sus familias en Puerto Príncipe en Marzo de 2010. con el apoyo de ONGs locales, el equipo legal valoró y priorizó los casos más graves, y el equipo médico evaluó a los individuos con problemas médicos y psiquiátricos. Se seleccionaron 124 casos para proporcionarles refugio humanitario en EE.UU. Se completaron las valoraciones psicológica, psiquiátrica y médica en 48 familias (68 individuos), con el fin de identificar niños huérfanos y vulnerables, supervivientes de violencia pasada con riesgo de nueva traumatización, y persona de alto riesgo de trauma psicológico. Todos los casos necesitaban albergue, agua limpia y comida. Se identificó desajuste mental más allá del propio de la pérdida y el duelo en un 89,7% de los casos. Nuestros hallazgos sugieren que un modelo multidisciplinar, basado en la comunidad, es efectivo para identidicar las necesidades psicológicas y médicas de los supervivientes y asistirles para recibir sevicios sanitarios esenciales.

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