Citation

Stepień A, Malyszczak K. Przegl. Lek. 2008; 65(3): 145-149.

Vernacular Title

Psychiczne nastepstwa kataklizmow.

Affiliation

Katedra i Klinika Psychiatrii, Akademii Medycznej im. Piastow Slaskich we Wrocławiu. a_stepien@02.pl

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, Przeglad Lekarski)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

18624124

Abstract

The consequences of natural disasters were presented according to: development of the diagnosis of PTSD, variability of factors impacting on formation and sustenance (support) of distemper related to a cataclysm. The natural disaster causing emotional sufferings might be also the reason of psychic distempers that led to: 1. real or anticipate fear of death, 2. physical injuries, 3. economic loss, or 4. death of the relatives. Occurrence of PTSD relies on the pre-traumatic factors (like sex, coexistence of psychic disaster and/or risk of any other traumatic disturbances in the past, economical status, education), on the sort, intensity and duration of keeping the disorders initiated by the stressor and on the posttraumatic features such as social and psychological support.

Language: pl