For this reason, it is essential to consider the impact of the conflict on the mental health of the population. The Estudio de la Vida Bajo Estres (MI-VIDA Study) was implemented to investigate risk and resilience factors associated with the development of PTSD in a trauma-exposed sample of Colombian residents in the Cesar and Atlántico departments. This study adopts a longitudinal case-control design capturing biopsychosocial data at three time points over 12 months. Participants in this study have their wellbeing assessed and those who screen positive for probable PTSD become the case group, and those who do not become the control group.
Professor Cherie Armour is the Director of Research for the school of Psychology and for the Centre of Stress, Trauma, and Related Conditions (STARC) at Queens University Belfast. She is the Principal Investigator for the Mi-Vida Study which is a biopsychosocial investigation of what predicts PTSD outcomes in those exposed to Armed Conflict in Colombia.
Dr Martin Robinson is a Research Fellow in the Stress, Trauma, and Related Conditions (STARC) Research Centre in the Queen’s University Belfast School of Psychology. Martin’s research interests chiefly relate to mental health and wellbeing among those exposed to traumatic stress and marginalized or hard-to-reach populations.
