These figures indicate that before the 2016 peace accord, there was already a decreasing trend in conflict-related violence. 5 By classifying municipalities according to conflict intensity in 2014 (defined by the median number of conflict-related violence events), we observe that almost all of the municipalities in the highly exposed group decreased their rate of violent events to zero by 2018.
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The effect of conflict-related violence intensity and alcohol use on mental health: The case of Colombia.
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Keywords: Difference-in-Differences, IV, Mediation analysis, Mental health, Conflict violence, Alcohol consumption, Colombia Highlights • Two years after the 2016-peace accord, there was an overall trend of poor mental health among Meta residents. • However, we did not find evidence about people exposed to conflict-related violence in Colombia having worse mental health. • The lagged effect of violence on trauma is a potential reason for this. • No evidence was found to support the self-medication hypothesis. status released display-pdf yes is-olf no is-manuscript no is-preprint no is-journal-matter no is-scanned no is-retracted no Received 2023 Oct 9; Revised 2024 Feb 5; Accepted 2024 Feb 7; Collection date 2024 Mar. 1.