Peace in Colombia requires healing the scars of conflict on the mind and brain

Juan F. Cardona; Catalina Trujillo-Llano; Johnny Miller; Agustín Ibañez

doi:10.1038/s41591-025-03857-7

Peace in Colombia requires healing the scars of conflict on the mind and brain

Juan F. Cardona
, Catalina Trujillo-Llano
, Johnny Miller
, Agustín Ibañez

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Abstract

Resurging violence in Colombia is silently embedding a syndemic mental and brain health crisis driven by trauma, mass displacement, and ecological collapse.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2845-2849
Number of pages	5
Journal	Nature Medicine
Volume	31
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-025-03857-7
State	Published - Sep 2025

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SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

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