title: Family functioning, coping, and psychological adjustment in victims and their families following kidnapping.
abstract: This study examines the psychological aftereffects of economic extortive kidnapping on families during captivity, and on kidnapped individuals and family members, 2-4, 5-8, and 9-15 months after the release. Fifty-five kidnapped and released individuals and 158 family members were evaluated through CAPS-DX, SCL90-R, FAD, F-COPES, and a family interview. Captivity was the most stressful period with the highest CAPS and general distress scores. There were no significant differences in psychological distress or in PTSD between the 3 time groups after the release or between kidnapped individuals and their relatives. Correlations among family functioning, coping, and psychological adjustment, during captivity and after the release were analyzed.
authors.affiliation: País Libre Foundation, Bogotá, Colombia. cnavia@col-online.com
authors.forename: Carmen Elvira
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Navia
authors.forename: Marcela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ossa
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003415:Crime / Q000523:psychology*; D019548:Crime Victims / Q000523:psychology; D005192:Family Health; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology