<p>Ricardo Sánchez Sánchez Medina:<br> <br> This regards the manuscript "A systematic review of Criminal Violence, PTSD and current Treatment Efforts in Mexico," which is under consideration by Revista Interamericana de Psicologia Interamerican Journal of Psychology.<br> <br> Following the review of the previous version of the manuscript, the authors have now submitted a revised version of their paper. We would appreciate it if you could help evaluate it.<br> <br> Please log into the journal web site by 2019-07-17 to indicate whether you will undertake the review or not, as well as to access the submission and to record your review and recommendation.<br> <br> The review itself is due 2019-08-07.<br> <br> Submission URL: <a href='https://journal.sipsych.org/index.php/IJP/reviewer/submission?submissionId=1110&reviewId=581&key=qnmCygR2' class='submissionReviewUrl-style-class'>https://journal.sipsych.org/index.php/IJP/reviewer/submission?submissionId=1110&reviewId=581&key=qnmCygR2</a><br> <br> Thank you for considering this request.<br> <br> Dr. Edil Torres Rivera<br>South University<br>ripeditor007@gmail.com<br> <br> <br> <br> "A systematic review of Criminal Violence, PTSD and current Treatment Efforts in Mexico"<br> <br> Abstract</p>
<p><strong>Objectives</strong> The present review summarizes the research in regards of criminal violence that Mexican population is subject to, the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) prevalence since 2005 published documents, as well as the treatment efforts currently developed in Mexico.</p>
<p><strong>Method</strong> Keywords such as: “PTSD”, “Post-traumatic Stress Disorder”, “Psychological Treatment”, "Criminal Violence", “Delinquency” and “Mexico” to screen for english-language published articles, and the terms "TEPT," “Trastorno de Estrés Postraumático,” “Tratamiento Psicólogico”, "Violencia Criminal" and “Delincuencia” for Spanish-language on databases PubMed, Scopus, Redalyc and SciELO.</p>
<p><strong>Results</strong> 5 final studies were included as part of the review related to these Mexico search terms, however, most of them were related to analyze the disorder’s prevalence over the population. Only one study was found to have an evidence-based psychological treatment implemented to the disorder-suffering population.</p>
<p><strong>Conclusions</strong> Data available in regards of the criminal violence impact over developing PTSD symptoms in Mexico suggests an increase over time. There’s no reports on journals or official documents of evidence-based treatments are not being implemented into the population. This indicates a need for investing in greater treatment options for the Mexican population.</p>
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