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Ataque de Nervios
Ataque de nervios is a common, self-labeled Hispanic folk diagnosis. It typically describes episodic, dramatic outbursts of negative emotion in response to a stressor, sometimes involving destructive behavior.

Comparatively, Latinos in the United States and Latinos in North America experience more frequent occurrences of distress. Similar occurrences have also shown up in Egypt and Greece. The most prominent features have been life stresses or traumatic experiences. Nervios seems to attack many systems of the body. Some of the symptoms may include: emotional distress, especially in the female gender, nervousness and inability to concentrate. ommon symptoms include: headaches, irritablity,stomach disturbances, difficulty sleeping, and easy tearfulness.

Nervios should not be taken lightly. It's mental and physical impairment may vary in detail and not follow other DSM-IV, but have similar characterization.

Diagnosis
In order to properly diagnose Ataque de Nervios, symptoms must be evaluated on an individual basis. Nervios is a very broad syndrome, resembling Adjustment Anxiety, Depressive, Dissociative, Somatoform, or Psychotic Disorders. Differential diagnosis depends on symptoms experienced. Such things as life choices and level of incapacitation must be taken into consideration to properly diagnose and treat this disease.

MELANIEJ09 - WHAT IS THE TREATMENT OF NERVIOS?

SR151597 - WHAT ARE SOME LIFE STRESSES OR TRAMATIC EVENTS THAT CAUSE THIS?

BM153108 - NEEDS MORE CONTENT AND RESOURCES.

KAT163059 - IT'S HARD TO UNDERSTAND THE AILMENT, NEEDS MORE DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION.

Missy071407- You might want to find some studies on Nervios.

fj153505- WHAT SYMPTOMS DOES NEVOIS SHOW?

HILAROO112 - HOW DO OTHERS VIEW THOSE WHO ARE AFFECTED BY NERVIOS?

BH117238--In the handout Dr. Langley gave us in class--DSM-IV glossary--nervious and ataque de nervios are two different culture bound syndromes.