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Background: The relationship between stressful life events and development of severe mental disorders seems relevant. Method: The objectives were: to determine stressful life events in 166 patients with severe mental disorders; to compare levels of symptoms, internalized stigma, difficulties in emotional regulation and well-being between patients with and without a history of stressful life events; and to study the differential profile of patients according on gender. Results: The 75.3% mentioned a stressful life event that had significantly impacted their lives. Participants with a history of stressful events had poorer perceived health and more suicide attempts. They had less positive affect, greater intensity of psychopathological symptoms and difficulties in emotional regulation. From a gender perspective, bullying was the most reported stressful event among men, while sexual abuse was the most reported among women. Conclusions: It is necessary to assess and conduct long-term follow-up of children and adolescents to prevent theirs impact.

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Antecedentes: La relación entre sucesos vitales estresantes y la aparición de trastornos mentales graves parece importante. Método: Los objetivos del estudio fueron: determinar sucesos vitales estresantes en 166 pacientes con trastorno mental grave; comparar el grado de sintomatología, estigma internalizado, dificultades de regulación emocional y bienestar mental entre pacientes con y sin historia de sucesos; y estudiar el perfil diferencial en función del género. Resultados: El 75,3% mencionó un suceso vital estresante que le había influido marcadamente en su vida, estos participantes tenían peor percepción de su salud, más intentos de suicidio, menos afecto positivo, mayor intensidad de síntomas y más dificultades en la regulación emocional. El acoso escolar era el suceso vital que más afectaba a los hombres y el abuso sexual a las mujeres. Conclusiones: Resulta necesario evaluar y hacer un seguimiento a largo plazo de niños y adolescentes que hayan sufrido sucesos vitales estresantes para evitar sus efectos.

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Title
Severe Mental Disorders and Stressful Life Events
Alternate title
El trastorno mental grave y los sucesos vitales estresantes
Publication title
Volume
36
Issue
1
Pages
1-7
Number of pages
9
Publication year
2025
Publication date
Mar 2025
Section
Research Article
Publisher
Revista de Psicología del Trabajo y de las Organizaciones
Place of publication
Madrid
Country of publication
Spain
Publication subject
ISSN
11305274
e-ISSN
21740550
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
Spanish; Castilian
Document type
Journal Article
Publication history
 
 
Milestone dates
2024-03-08 (Received); 2024-07-16 (Accepted)
ProQuest document ID
3234180893
Document URL
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Copyright
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Last updated
2025-07-29
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