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Acute stress disorder and defense mechanisms: a study of physical trauma patients admitted to an emergency hospital

Abstract Introduction: Acute stress disorder (ASD) encompasses a set of symptoms that can arise in individuals after exposure to a traumatic event. This study assessed the defense mechanisms used by victims of physical trauma who developed ASD. Method: This was a controlled cross-sectional study of 146...

Las crisis de angustia en la urgencia y su relación con los factores desencadenantes desde una perspectiva de género
[Acute stress disorder in the emergency, its relationship with trigger factors from a gender perspective].

BACKGROUND: Anxiety disorders and, in particular, acute stress disorder are one of the principal reasons for medical assistance, being the women the ones who frequently consult. AIMS: To describe and analyze, from a perspective of gender, the factors that unleash the consultation of an episode of acute s...