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Colombia, South America is currently transitioning to post-conflict status following 6 decades of armed conflict. The population has experienced extensive exposures to potentially traumatic events throughout the lifespan. Sources of trauma exposure include the prolonged armed insurgency, narco-trafficking violence, urban gang violence, violent actions of criminal bands, intra-familial violence, gender-based violence, and sex trafficking. Exposure to potentially traumatic events is related to a variety of psychiatric outcomes, in particular, posttraumatic stress disorder. Given this context of lifetime trauma exposure, socio-demographic patterns of posttraumatic stress disorder were explored in a sample of residents of Medellin, Colombia, the nation's second largest city and a nexus for multiple types of trauma exposure.
ABSTRACT
El estudio del género y sus efectos sobre la salud mental es un fascinante y creciente campo de la investigación clínica dirigida a obtener beneficios tanto para los hombres como para las mujeres. La exclusión de las mujeres de la mayoría de los estudios clínicos se ha traducido en importantes lagunas en nuestro conocimiento sobre los efectos de la enfermedad y los tratamientos en las mujeres. Tratamos de entender cómo se desarrolla la enfermedad como consecuencia de una compleja matriz de factores que inciden en cada paciente. Uno de estos factores es el género, el tema en cuestión. Muchos otros factores también desempeñan un papel, como las experiencias recientes y tempranas de la vida, la disponibilidad de apoyo social o las influencias genéticas. Este documento proporciona algunas ideas sobre la relación entre el género y la vulnerabilidad a los trastornos mentales. Se hace una reseña histórica de la evolución de las consideraciones del género y su impacto en la salud mental, y su inclusión en el DSM. Un análisis documentado a través de publicaciones recientes, y una mirada hacia la siguiente versión: el DSM V.
The study of gender and its effects on mental health is a fascinating and growing field of clinical research aimed at obtaining benefits for both men and women. The exclusion of women in most clinical studies has resulted in significant gaps in our knowledge about the effects of disease and treatments in women. We try to understand how the disease develops as a result of a complex matrix of factors that affect each patient. One of these factors is the genre. Many other factors also play a role, as recent experiences and early life, the availability of social support or genetic influences. This article provides some ideas on the relationship between gender and vulnerability to mental disorders. It is an historical overview of the evolution of gender and its impact on mental health, and its inclusion in the DSM. An analysis documented through recent publications, and a look towards the next version: the DSM V.
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Humans , Male , Female , Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders , Gender Identity , Pregnancy , Psychiatry , Mental DisordersABSTRACT
The study of gender and its effects on mental health is a fascinating and growing field of clinical research aimed at obtaining benefits for both men and women. The exclusion of women in most clinical studies has resulted in significant gaps in our knowledge about the effects of disease and treatments in women. We try to understand how the disease develops as a result of a complex matrix of factors that affect each patient. One of these factors is the genre. Many other factors also play a role, as recent experiences and early life, the availability of social support or genetic influences. This article provides some ideas on the relationship between gender and vulnerability to mental disorders. It is an historical overview of the evolution of gender and its impact on mental health, and its inclusion in the DSM. An analysis documented through recent publications, and a look towards the next version: the DSM V.