Resumen

PENA GALBAN, Liuba Yamila; ESPINDOLA ARTOLA, Arnaldo; CARDOSO HERNANDEZ, Jorge  y  GONZALEZ HIDALGO, Tomás. War as a disaster. Its psychological consequences. Rev Hum Med [online]. 2007, vol.7, n.3. ISSN 1727-8120.

In over 100 war conflicts that have occurred in the last 10 years, m ore than 80 percent of the victims were civilians. The scope of recent studies has been increasingly focused on psychological and social effects among civilians who are the target and main victims of contemporary wars. This article is an explanation of why war is considered a disaster, a revision of modern terms for war, disaster and the psychological effects of war on civilians, the training of children as soldiers, and the resulting mental disorders. It touches upon sexual violence problem as a war weapon. Women, adolescents and young children are often violated and forced into sexual slavery or any other type of sexual abuse, causing humiliation and psychological, ethical and moral damage, which can affect social groups, communities, social classes, or races. The deterioration or destruction of the economic, social and political infrastructure of the countries in conflict hinders the satisfaction of the citizens' basic needs. The most common psychological effect among war victims is posttraumatic stress, but there are also other mental disorders which must be taken into consideration

Palabras clave : WAR; WAR CRIMES; DISASTERS.

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