A description of the mental health and copying strategies in victims of assault with a weapon in the city of Medellín (Colombia)

The study looked to describe the state of mental health and coping strategies expressed during and after assault with a deadly weapon, from October 2006 to March 2007, in the city of Medellin, Colombia. Participants were 50 adults differentiated by sex. The clinical interview International Neuropsyc...

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Autores principales: Carlos Alberto Alberto Marín Monsalve, Yolima Janeth Palacio Suaza, Yessenia Orrego Barrios, Daniel Camilo Aguirre Acevedo
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:fff06a0ff0094cd18d6cddf7fbba8fc12021-11-25T02:24:20ZA description of the mental health and copying strategies in victims of assault with a weapon in the city of Medellín (Colombia)10.21500/20112084.9152011-20842011-7922https://doaj.org/article/fff06a0ff0094cd18d6cddf7fbba8fc12008-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://revistas.usb.edu.co/index.php/IJPR/article/view/915https://doaj.org/toc/2011-2084https://doaj.org/toc/2011-7922The study looked to describe the state of mental health and coping strategies expressed during and after assault with a deadly weapon, from October 2006 to March 2007, in the city of Medellin, Colombia. Participants were 50 adults differentiated by sex. The clinical interview International Neuropsychiatric Inventory (MINI), and the protocol of characterization of assault with a deadly weapon designed by the researchers, were applied to the victims. Comparisons with averages of males and females were made, in relation to mental health and coping strategies used during and after the assault. There were no significant differences in clinical symptoms between men and women, who showed state health perturbations with symptoms of post traumatic stress and anguish disorders sometimes in life. Differences were found in copying strategies during and after assault; during assault women reactions were immobility and/or silence, men reactions were physical or verbal aggression; after assault women requested for psychological support and company while men used security devices.Carlos Alberto Alberto Marín MonsalveYolima Janeth Palacio SuazaYessenia Orrego BarriosDaniel Camilo Aguirre AcevedoUniversidad de San BuenaventuraarticleAssaultmental healthcopying strategies.PsychologyBF1-990ENESInternational Journal of Psychological Research, Vol 1, Iss 2 (2008)
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language EN
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topic Assault
mental health
copying strategies.
Psychology
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spellingShingle Assault
mental health
copying strategies.
Psychology
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Carlos Alberto Alberto Marín Monsalve
Yolima Janeth Palacio Suaza
Yessenia Orrego Barrios
Daniel Camilo Aguirre Acevedo
A description of the mental health and copying strategies in victims of assault with a weapon in the city of Medellín (Colombia)
description The study looked to describe the state of mental health and coping strategies expressed during and after assault with a deadly weapon, from October 2006 to March 2007, in the city of Medellin, Colombia. Participants were 50 adults differentiated by sex. The clinical interview International Neuropsychiatric Inventory (MINI), and the protocol of characterization of assault with a deadly weapon designed by the researchers, were applied to the victims. Comparisons with averages of males and females were made, in relation to mental health and coping strategies used during and after the assault. There were no significant differences in clinical symptoms between men and women, who showed state health perturbations with symptoms of post traumatic stress and anguish disorders sometimes in life. Differences were found in copying strategies during and after assault; during assault women reactions were immobility and/or silence, men reactions were physical or verbal aggression; after assault women requested for psychological support and company while men used security devices.
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author Carlos Alberto Alberto Marín Monsalve
Yolima Janeth Palacio Suaza
Yessenia Orrego Barrios
Daniel Camilo Aguirre Acevedo
author_facet Carlos Alberto Alberto Marín Monsalve
Yolima Janeth Palacio Suaza
Yessenia Orrego Barrios
Daniel Camilo Aguirre Acevedo
author_sort Carlos Alberto Alberto Marín Monsalve
title A description of the mental health and copying strategies in victims of assault with a weapon in the city of Medellín (Colombia)
title_short A description of the mental health and copying strategies in victims of assault with a weapon in the city of Medellín (Colombia)
title_full A description of the mental health and copying strategies in victims of assault with a weapon in the city of Medellín (Colombia)
title_fullStr A description of the mental health and copying strategies in victims of assault with a weapon in the city of Medellín (Colombia)
title_full_unstemmed A description of the mental health and copying strategies in victims of assault with a weapon in the city of Medellín (Colombia)
title_sort description of the mental health and copying strategies in victims of assault with a weapon in the city of medellín (colombia)
publisher Universidad de San Buenaventura
publishDate 2008
url https://doaj.org/article/fff06a0ff0094cd18d6cddf7fbba8fc1
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