Piña Barba B, Torres Cosme J L, Prawda Witemberg M, Pérez Reséndiz G
Departamento de Epidemiología y Comunidad, Sección de Salud Mental, Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
Salud Publica Mex. 1991 May-Jun;33(3):266-77.
Eight months after the earthquakes of September 1985 in Mexico City, an analysis about the psychological symptoms, commonly associated with traumatic experiences was performed, among a population of 708 students, coursing the first year of Medical School. By means of a questionnaire, they reported the symptoms they had experienced before the earthquakes, during the following two weeks, and at the moment of the survey was still higher symptoms at the moment of the survey was still higher than before the earthquakes, so eight months appear to be an insufficient lapse for the complete remission of new cases. About 15.8 per cent of the studied population reported symptomatology that can be considered as having been triggered by the earthquakes. Another sector of the population (11%), previously symptomatic, reported remission after the earthquakes. The group of students directly affected by severe injuries for deaths of either family members, cohabiting persons, or of persons with whom strong affective ties prevailed, showed a greater tendency to present symptomatic states. Women represented the group most affected psychologically by the earthquakes.
1985年9月墨西哥城地震八个月后，对708名医学院一年级学生进行了一项分析，这些症状通常与创伤经历有关。通过问卷调查，他们报告了地震前、地震后两周以及调查时所经历的症状，调查时的症状仍高于地震前，所以八个月的时间似乎不足以使新病例完全缓解。约15.8%的研究人群报告有可被视为由地震引发的症状。另一部分人群（11%）之前有症状，报告称地震后症状缓解。那些因家庭成员、同居者或有深厚情感联系的人重伤或死亡而直接受影响的学生群体，出现症状状态的倾向更大。女性是受地震心理影响最大的群体。
