title: [Suffering and mental health during social crises].
abstract: In this paper the author analyzes the epidemiological data of the effects of the social crisis on the mental health against the background of the political and social events in Argentine in the last years. These effects are found both in the general population and in the health care professionals. The article reviews the clinical and psychopathological approaches to understand the disorders of the patients during a social crisis.
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina. stagnaro@speedy.com.ar
authors.forename: Juan Carlos
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Stagnaro
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001118:Argentina; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D012940:Social Problems; D013315:Stress, Psychological