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To investigate the point prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in a group of survivors of the Barn 2003 earthquake, 145 participants (83 females and 62 males) were studied using structured interviews according to PTSD Symptom Scale (PSS) and Revised Impact of Event Scale (R-IES) items. The mean number of first and second order family members who had died in the disaster was 75.7, range 0 to 350 persons. About 81% of the participants were eligible for PTSD diagnosis according to Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV or DSM IV-TR) criteria. No significant correlation was found between demographic variables or history of psychiatric illness and measures of psychological distress.
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Desastres , Trastornos por Estrés Postraumático/epidemiología , Sobrevivientes/estadística & datos numéricos , Adulto , Distribución por Edad , Actitud Frente a la Salud , Distribución de Chi-Cuadrado , Femenino , Necesidades y Demandas de Servicios de Salud , Humanos , Entrevista Psicológica , Irán/epidemiología , Acontecimientos que Cambian la Vida , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Análisis Multivariante , Vigilancia de la Población , Prevalencia , Escalas de Valoración Psiquiátrica , Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad , Distribución por Sexo , Trastornos por Estrés Postraumático/diagnóstico , Trastornos por Estrés Postraumático/etiología , Trastornos por Estrés Postraumático/psicología , Encuestas y Cuestionarios , Sobrevivientes/psicología , Población UrbanaRESUMEN
To investigate the point prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder [PTSD] in a group of survivors of the Bam 2003 earthquake, 145 participants [83 females and 62 males] were studied using structured interviews according to PTSD Symptom Scale [PSS] and Revised Impact of Event Scale [R-IES] items. The mean number of first and second order family members who had died in the disaster was 75.7, range 0 to 350 persons. About 81% of the participants were eligible for PTSD diagnosis according to Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders [DSM-IV or DSM IV-TR] criteria. No significant correlation was found between demographic variables or history of psychiatric illness and measures of psychological distress
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Sobrevivientes , Desastres Naturales , Prevalencia , Encuestas y Cuestionarios , Trastornos por Estrés PostraumáticoRESUMEN
Patients with schizophrenia have been described as being poor at processing Gestalt aspects of stimuli, but efficient in processing their local aspects. The present study examined Gestalt processing in normal subjects classified according to the positive dimensions of schizotypy. It further explored whether the Gestalt deficit is due to a more fundamental deficit in rapid global processing which occurs at an early stage and precedes local processing. In addition, it was postulated that the right hemisphere should be more involved in dysfunctional global processing. Thirty-three normal individuals assessed as having high or low scores on schizotypy scales were asked to recall the name of a set of hierarchically formed letters in a divided visual field paradigm. The results support a deficit in involuntary rapid global processing and an underlying right-hemisphere dysfunction in high scorers on the unusual experiences' (UnEx) and STA scales of schizotypy. This indicates that in such subjects local stimuli excessively intrude into the processing of global information in the right hemisphere.