Effect of Disappearance on Psychological Distress, Coping Response and Quality of Life among Families of Disappeared Persons in Kashmir Valley- A Meta Analysis Study

Abstract

Enforced disappearance occurs when an individual is forcibly abducted, detained and arrested or any other form of deprivation followed by a refusal to acknowledge liberty, fate and whereabouts of the disappeared person, which places such a person outside the protection of law. Nature of the research is qualitative and consists of 15 studies. The aim of the research was to see the effect of disappearance on psychological distress, coping response and quality of life among affected families in Kashmir Valley. The results of the studies revealed better quality of life of affected families who experienced good coping strategies and less psychological distress.