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Consecuencias De La Dictadura: La Salud Mental Transgeneracional En Hijos De Detenidos Desaparecidos / Consequences Of The Dictatorship: Transgenerational Mental Health In Children Of Disappeared Detainees, Catherine Sillari
Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection
Research Question: What are the trends seen in the mental health of the children of the people who were “disappeared” by the Pinochet dictatorship?
Objectives: The general objective of this study is to look for trends in the mental health of children of disappeared people. The specific objectives are to understand the particular stresses that come with disappearances versus other types of deaths, to gage the general opinion of the government’s system of reparation, and to identify common coping methods.
Background: Between the years of 1973-1990, Chile was under the military dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet. During this time, major …