Assessment of psychological functioning in adolescent earthquake victims in Colombia using the MMPI-A.
J Trauma Stress
; 16(1): 49-57, 2003 Feb.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-12602652
ABSTRACT
The earthquake that hit Armenia, Colombia, on January 25, 1999, dramatically impacted the lives of thousands of people, including children and adolescents. This study used the Hispanic MMPI-A to clinically assess for ongoing psychopathology in a group of 59 adolescent earthquake victims. Their scores on the basic, content, and supplementary scales of the instrument were compared to those of a control group of 62 Colombian adolescents with similar socioeconomic, educational, and ethnic backgrounds. The results showed no clinically significant elevations for the earthquake victims indicating that the disaster had not resulted in diagnosable psychopathology. When compared to controls, earthquake victims showed significant elevations on D, Pt, and Sc indicating that they were mildly affected (but within the normal range) by the earthquake. The results are discussed in the context of cultural factors and the contemporary disaster and resiliency literature.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Comportamento do Adolescente
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Desastres
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Transtornos Mentais
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Colombia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Trauma Stress
Assunto da revista:
PSICOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2003
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos