Psychiatric disorders among emotionally distressed disaster victims attending primary mental health clinics in Ecuador.
Bull Pan Am Health Organ
; 26(1): 60-6, 1992.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-1600438
Previous studies in developing countries have demonstrated post-disaster stress disorders in a substantial share of the people living through a natural calamity, but questions have remained as to the severity of these mental health problems. This article reports information derived from a 1987 study of Ecuadorian earthquake victims that shows many of the victims had diagnosable psychiatric disorders and provides insight into the nature of those disorders.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Transtornos de Estresse Pós-Traumáticos
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Desastres
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Ecuador
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Bull Pan Am Health Organ
Ano de publicação:
1992
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de publicação:
Estados Unidos