[Psychiatric disorders among victims of disasters in Ecuador].
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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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D004190:Disasters; D004484:Ecuador / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012647:Self-Assessment; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
Trastornos psiquiátricos en víctimas de desastres en el Ecuador.