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La violencia sexual es un alarmante problema de salud pública que afecta a la sociedad peruana. Se revisa la situación de esta problemática en cuanto a su caracterización, incidencia en el país, y condiciones en las que se desarrolla esta problemática. Luego se revisa el impacto de esta problemática en la sociedad en su conjunto, así como en la salud mental. Posteriormente se analizan acciones importantes a considerar en el abordaje de la prevención y eliminación de violencia sexual, entendiendo que problemática requiere de una intervención multisectorial, considerando aspectos socioculturales, biosociológicos y jurídicos.
SUMMARY Sexual violence is an alarming public health problem that affects Peruvian society. The situation of this problem is reviewed in terms of its characterization, prevalence in the country, and conditions in which this problem is developed. Then the impact of this problem on society in general as well as on mental health. Subsequently, relevant actions to consider in the prevention and elimination of sexual violence are analyzed, understanding that this problem requires a multisectoral intervention, considering socio-cultural, biopsychological, and legal aspects.
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OBJECTIVE: To compare individuals with eating disorders (EDs) to healthy controls (HCs) to assess for differences in direct engagement in the eating process. METHOD: Participants (n=58) were asked to eat an orange slice. To assess the degree of direct engagement with the eating process, participants were asked to write down 10 thoughts about the experience of eating the orange slice. Next, the participants were instructed to classify the main focus of each thought as either experiential ("direct experience") or analytical ("thinking about"). A direct experience index (DEI) was computed by dividing the number of times that participants classified an experience as a "direct experience" (the numerator) by the total number of all observations (i.e., direct experience+thinking about). Participants also completed the Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ) and the Experiences Questionnaire (EQ) to assess mindfulness facets and decentering, respectively. RESULTS: Compared to controls, participants in the EDs group presented significantly lower levels of direct experience during the eating task (EDs group: mean=43.54, SD=29.64; HCs group: mean=66.17, SD=22.23, p=0.03). Participants in the EDs group also scored significantly lower on other mindfulness-related variables. DISCUSSION: These findings suggest that engagement with the direct experience of eating is lower in individuals with EDs. Future research should investigate the role of mindfulness-based interventions to address direct experience while eating in individuals with EDs.
