TY - JOUR PY - 1992// TI - Psychiatric disorders among emotionally distressed disaster victims attending primary mental health clinics in Ecuador JO - Bulletin of the Pan American Health Organization A1 - Lima, B. R. A1 - Chavez, H. A1 - Samaniego, N. A1 - Pai, S. SP - 60 EP - 66 VL - 26 IS - 1 N2 - 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.

Language: en

LA - en SN - 0085-4638 UR - http://dx.doi.org/ ID - ref1 ER -