Possible outcomes of cumulative trauma in mental-health: a case report

ABSTRACT To discuss the resilience factors that may have prevented a patient from developing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after exposure to a variety of severe potentially traumatic events. A thirty-eight-year-old civilian has been exposed to at least ten dramatic situations of violence in...

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Main Authors: Cheyenne von Arcosy, Liliane Maria Pereira Vilete, Carla Marques-Portella, Mauro Vitor Mendlowicz, Mariana Pires Luz, Ivan Figueira, William Berger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro 2020-11-01
Series:Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0047-20852020000300201&tlng=en