Abstract

CORZO P., PAULA A.  and  BOHORQUEZ P., ADRIANA P.. PREVALENCE OF ACUTE STRESS DISORDER AND POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER IN COLOMBIAN SOLDIERS WOUNDED IN COMBAT. rev.fac.med [online]. 2009, vol.17, n.1, pp.14-19. ISSN 0121-5256.

The objective of this work was to determine the prevalence of acute stress disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder in soldiers wounded in combat admitted to the Military Hospital. For this purpose we proceeded to realize a cross cut, descriptive study in which we applied the CAPS (clinical administered post traumatic stress disorder scale), to a sample of patients admitted due to combat wounds to the Hospital Militar Central de Bogota. We measured prevalence and frequency and did a bivariate analysis of the collected data. We obtained a prevalence of 16,66 % for posttraumatic stress disorder and there were no cases of acute stress disorder, providing clear evidence that the injuries provoked during combat perceived as traumatic, are a factor of significant risk for the development of post-traumatic stress disorder.

Keywords : post-traumatic stress disorder; acute stress disorders.

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