Socioeconomic Characteristics and Health in Poor and Displaced People

• Autor(a) principal: Juarez, Fernando
• Data de Publicação: 2011
• Outros Autores: Guerra, Angela
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: spa
• Título da fonte: Psicologia (Universidade de Brasília. Online)
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/revistaptp/article/view/18339
• topic: Pobreza; Deslocamento forçado; Transtorno de estresse pós-traumático; Saúde mental; Co-ocorrência; Poverty; Forced displacement; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Mental health; Co-occurrence; Pobreza; Desplazamiento forzado; Trastorno por estrés postraumático; Salud mental; Coocurrencia

The relationship between social and economic aspects of displacement, traumatic events, health, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and co-occurrence was studied in a sample of 93 poor and displaced people. The Davidson Trauma Scale (DTS), and Goldberg’s General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28) were applied. Of all the participants, 50.5% had PTSD and 74.2% had health problems. Co-occurrence was observed between PTSD symptoms and health problems, with a strong relation between anxiety (GHQ-28) and hyper-reactivation (DTS). Scores on the DTS were related to the existence of health problems; the scores on the GHQ-28, the issuing department and the type of displacement, all of these were related to PTSD. Scores on the DTS and the issuing department influenced the existence of co-occurrence.