title: [Psychiatric disorders among victims of disasters in Ecuador].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, School of Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland.
authors.forename: B R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Lima
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chávez
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Samaniego
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pai
mesh_terms: 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
vernacular_title: Trastornos psiquiátricos en víctimas de desastres en el Ecuador.