Evaluación Longitudinal sobre los Estados postraumáticos vinculados a las catástrofes industriales. El caso de la población de San Juan Ixhuatepec (México)
2006; Servicio de Publicaciones; Volume: 22; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
ISSN
1695-2294
Autores Tópico(s)Resilience and Mental Health
ResumoThis study identifies the posttraumatic effects caused by several industrial catastrophe occurred in the north of Mexico city between 1984 and 1996. A sample of 117 victims was assessed whit the ALFEST Scale (Steinitz y Crocq, 1992) to identify the effects of industrial accidents repetition (gas leakage from a petrochemical company: PEMEX, Petroleos Nexicanos). The results shown that a catastrophe of this kind causes significant posttraumatic effects on the mental health of the individuals along many years, and triggering specific psychotraumatic syndromes.
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