Baer et al.(2003)17
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A cross cultural approach to the study of the folk illnessnervios
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Mexico, Guatemala |
Four different populations were studied, two North-American, one Mexican, and one Guatemalan A qualitative study that has found concordance in the answers of different country populations on the causes and symptoms of Nerviosand Susto. |
Norris et al.(2001)20
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A qualitative analysis of posttraumatic stress among Mexican victims of disaster |
Mexico |
24 Mexicans victims of natural disasters in Mexico and Florida were interviewed. The answers have been analyzed looking for PTSD symptoms. A cluster of Ataques de Nervios symptoms were found. |
Pineros et al.(1998)21
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An epidemic of collective conversion and dissociation disorder in an indigenous group of Colombia: its relation to cultural change |
Colombia |
Nine native Colombians suffering from Ataques de locura were interviewed. TheAtaques de locura present symptoms similar to Ataques de Nervios with the exception of visual hallucinations. |
Guarnaccia et al.(2005)39
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Are ataques de nervios in Puerto Rican children associated with psychiatric disorder? |
Puerto Rico |
2651 children and their caretakers were assessed because they heir caretakers were a Ataques de Nervios and other psychiatric diagnoses in relation to their social-demographic profile. Parents with a history of Ataques de Nervios were connected to children with moreAtaques, and with higher levels of anxiety disorders, depression, externalized disorders, and greater poverty. |
Guarnaccia (1993)32
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Ataques de nervios in Puerto Rico: culture-bound syndrome or popular illness? |
Porto Rico |
Based on previous epidemiological data on Ataques de Nervios in Puerto Rico, the author stands for the hypothesis that such syndromes must be understood as a popular disease, more than as a cross-cultural syndrome. |
Cintron et al.(2006)34
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Ataques de nervios in relation to anxiety sensitivity among island Puerto Ricans |
Porto Rico |
177 Puerto Ricans were analyzed in order to study the relation between sensitivity to anxiety symptoms andAtaques de Nervios. Individuals with greater sensitivity presented similar rates of anxiety symptoms and depression compared to individuals withAtaques de Nervios. |
Ortega et al.(2004)31
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Parental mental health, childhood psychiatric disorders, and asthma attacks in island Puerto Rican youth |
Porto Rico |
1981 Puerto Rican children and their families were assessed to correlate history of asthma attacks and psychiatric history. Parents with history of Ataques de Nervios were linked to greater number of asthma attacks in their children. |
Weller et al.(2008)33
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Susto andnervios: expressions for stress and depression |
Mexico |
200 Mexicans were interviewed in order to study stress history,Nervios, Susto, and depressive symptoms. HavingNervios in the past indicated 19 times more chances of having depression in the past. |
Guarnaccia et al.(1996)18
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The experiences of ataques de nervios: towards an anthropology of emotions in Puerto Rico |
Porto Rico |
The author has interviewed 121 Puerto Ricans forAtaques de Nervioscharacterization, and he has concluded that it encompasses the sensation of a major loss of control closely related to social stressors. |
Guarnaccia et al.(1993)30
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The prevalence of ataques de nervios in the Puerto Rico disaster study. The role of culture in psychiatric epidemiology |
Porto Rico |
In an epidemiological study in Puerto Rico a question onAtaques de Nervios was included. In this study, 16% of the Puerto Rican population referred to have suffered Ataques de Nervios in the past. Such result was linked with a greater frequency of depression, anxiety, female and low educational level. |
Snyder et al.(2000)29
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The prevalence of nervios and associated symptomatology among inhabitants of Mexican rural communities |
Mities |
942 Mexicans were assessed to know the prevalence of some mental diseases. Fifteen percent of the population referred to have suffered Nervios in the past. |
Dickson-Gomez (2002)23
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The sound of barking dogs: violence and terror among Salvadoran families in the postwar |
El Salvador |
Ethnographic study to analyze the cross-generational transmission of psychic trauma after war conflicts, and concluded that Nervios are one of the expressions of suffering. |
Guarnaccia et al.(2003)19
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Toward a Puerto Rican popular nosology:nervios andataque de nervios
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Porto Rico |
121 Puerto Ricans were interviewed to explore theAtaques de Nerviosexperiences, concluding that they are processes accepted by the local population, and not necessarily are linked to a disease. |
Hinton and Hofmann (2014)40
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Cross-Cultural Aspects of Anxiety Disorders |
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Identify and works the concepts of ethnopsychology and ethnophysiology to study the relation between symptom expression and culture in anxiety disorders. |
Lopez et al.(2011)47
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Ataques de Nervios and somatic complaints among island and mainland Puerto Rican children |
Puerto Rico |
Puerto Rican children 1353 living in Puerto Rico and 1138 in New York were compared in relation to Ataques de Nervios, clinical history and risk for injuries. Children with Ataques showed more risks but across sites risks showed to be different. |
Lopez et al.(2009)35
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Ataques de Nervios and their psychiatric correlates in Puerto Rican children from different contexts |
Puerto Rico |
2491 Puerto Rican children from Puerto Rico and New York were analyzed showing relation between Ataques de Nervios, global impairment and more exposure to violence. |
Smith, 2009 (37) |
Ethnomedical syndromes and treatment-seeking behavior among Mayan Refugees in Chiapas, Mexico |
Mexico |
1546 Guatemalan refugees living in Mexico were analyzed through the Rapid Demographic Assessment and ethnomedical syndromes. Fifty-nine percent from the adults showed history ofAtaques de Nervios, with association with PTSD. |
Canino et al.(2014)36
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The role of peers in the relation between hurricane exposure andAtaques de Nervios among Puerto Rican adolescents |
Puerto Rico |
905 adolescents from Puerto Rico were analyzed, 12 to 27 months after a hurricane, where Ataques de Nervios were associated independently with previous peer violence and exposure to the hurricane. |