Quirk G J, Casco L
Center for Neural Science, New York University, NY 10003.
Soc Sci Med. 1994 Dec;39(12):1675-9. doi: 10.1016/0277-9536(94)90082-5.
The effect of forced disappearance on the physical and psychological health of family members was assessed by interviews carried out in Honduras. Families of the disappeared were compared with two control groups: (1) families who lost a member due to accident or illness; and (2) families where no one had died within the past 10 years. Constellations of stress-related symptoms commonly seen in post-traumatic stress disorder and other anxiety disorders were approx. 2 times more prevalent in families of the disappeared as compared to the other two groups, indicating that families of the disappeared suffer over and above that due to normal grieving. It is suggested that the atmosphere of fear and isolation experienced by families of the disappeared is a causative factor in the prolongation of stress-related disorders years after the traumatic event.
通过在洪都拉斯进行的访谈，评估了强迫失踪对家庭成员身心健康的影响。将失踪者的家属与两个对照组进行了比较：（1）因意外或疾病失去成员的家庭；（2）在过去10年内无人死亡的家庭。与其他两组相比，创伤后应激障碍和其他焦虑症中常见的与压力相关症状群在失踪者家属中普遍多出约两倍，这表明失踪者家属所遭受的痛苦超过了正常悲伤所致。有人认为，失踪者家属所经历的恐惧和孤立氛围是创伤事件多年后与压力相关障碍持续存在的一个致病因素。
