%0 Journal Article
%T Application of the model of stress postraum¨¢tico in the study of the impact of the violence on the health mental in displaced population
%A Edgar Gerardo Alejo
%J MedUNAB
%D 2005
%I Universidad Aut¨®noma de Bucaramanga
%X The following document pretends to describe the mentalhealth problematic on displaced people, presenting the modelof Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) as a possiblediagnose . It includes the characteristics of the experiencesrelated to forced displacement, the previous studies relatedto the assessment of the impact of the stressful experiencesand the need to identify the existing problem in relation tothe psychological impact of the violence presented in thispeople. Thesis in favour and against the application of thePTSD model are discussed and its implications on the studyof the mental health in this population.
%K Forced displacement
%K Post-Traumatic Stress
%U http://caribdis.unab.edu.co/pls/portal/docs/PAGE/REVISTAMEDUNAB/NUMEROSANTERIORES/REVISTA81/R81_RT_C1.PDF