Psiquiatría y conflicto global: una revisión de los impactos psicológicos relacionados con la guerra, dilemas éticos y direcciones futuras

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https://doi.org/10.25118/2763-9037.2025.v15.1473

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dinámica de los conflictos globales, psiquiatría y guerra, guerra psicológica, salud mental en la guerra, psicología y tercera guerra mundial, tercera guerra mundial

Resumen

La intrincada relación entre la psiquiatría y los conflictos globales sigue siendo un área de estudio poco explorada, pero crucial, en particular en el contexto de una posible Tercera Guerra Mundial. Esta revisión bibliográfica profundiza en las raíces psicológicas de los conflictos, examinando cómo las psicopatologías individuales y colectivas contribuyen a la dinámica y la escalada bélica. Destaca los dilemas éticos que enfrentan los profesionales de la salud mental al equilibrar sus responsabilidades clínicas con las influencias geopolíticas, incluyendo el uso del conocimiento psiquiátrico en la guerra psicológica. La revisión también explora las implicaciones para la salud mental de las tensiones globales prolongadas y los avances tecnológicos, como el auge de la ciberguerra y su impacto psicológico en las poblaciones. Enfatizando el rol de la psiquiatría en el fomento de la paz, este trabajo propone estrategias innovadoras para impulsar las intervenciones de salud mental con el fin de mitigar los conflictos y promover la resiliencia en sociedades que enfrentan amenazas existenciales. Los hallazgos subrayan el potencial de la psiquiatría para desempeñar un papel transformador en la prevención y el manejo de las dimensiones psicológicas de futuros conflictos globales.

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Kirolos Eskandar, Physician, Diakonie Klinik Mosbach, Mosbach, Germany

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2025-06-29

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Eskandar K. Psiquiatría y conflicto global: una revisión de los impactos psicológicos relacionados con la guerra, dilemas éticos y direcciones futuras. Debates em Psiquiatria [Internet]. 29 de junio de 2025 [citado 25 de septiembre de 2025];15:1-26. Disponible en: https://revistardp.org.br/revista/article/view/1473

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