Trastorno De Estrés Postraumático: Una Revisión Del Tema (segunda Parte)
Year: 2002
Type: article
Abstract: "From the first descriptions of the effects of the traumatic events ofwar reported by Abraham Kardiners in 1941; a series of studieshave been carried out to describe in an exact way the chronicalpsychobiologic alteration that produces stress (6). With theintroduction and definition of the diagnosis approaches of theposttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in 1980 in the DSM III (1),a series of studies that provide support to the validity of theetiology and typical phenomenology of this dysfunction have beenmade (3, 44, 66, 104). In the 4th. meeting of the Group of InternationalConsent on depression and anxiety, carried out inMontecatini, Italy, in April of 1999, PTSD was considered as themost important subject due to its high prevalence, social impact,and financial burden on society. In the last 3 decades the biologicalguidelines of the dysfunction have begun to be established; newand effective treatments are being developed (4, 51).PTSD is a chronic dysfunction and inability, for which so far,only partially effective treatments exist (65). A better and deeperknowledge of the psychobiological core of this dysfunction canconstitute a tool of great help to liberate patients of feelings orbehaviors belonging to the past (67)..."
Authors: Lino Palacios, Gerardo Heinze
Language: Spanish
Subfield: Clinical Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2161634490