The objective of this investigation is to evaluate empirically the effectiveness of a brief and specific intervention program for the treatment of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in women victims of domestic violence. The participants were 34 Mexican women battered by their partner, all with a diag-nosis of PTSD (DSM-IV-RT). The treatment program was applied in groups and consists of eight ses-sions comprising psychoeducation, training for activation control, cognitive therapy and exposure ther-apy. A cuasi-experimental design of repeated measures was used (pre-treatment, post-treatment and 1 and 3 months’ follow-up). The results at post-treatment and both follow-ups show a significant im-provement in PTSD symptoms (elimination of PTSD in 85% of participants) as well as in related symp-toms: depression, self-esteem, social maladaptation and post-traumatic ideation. The implications of this study for clinical practice are commented.
El objetivo de esta investigación es evaluar empíricamente la eficacia de un programa de intervención breve y específico para el tratamiento del trastorno de estrés postraumático (TEPT) en mujeres vícti-mas de violencia doméstica. Participaron 34 mujeres mexicanas víctimas de malos tratos por parte de su pareja, todas con diagnóstico de TEPT (DSM-IV-TR). El programa de tratamiento, aplicado en formato grupal, consta de ocho sesiones, incluyendo psicoeducación, entrenamiento en control de la activación, terapia cognitiva y terapia de exposición. Se utilizó un diseño cuasiexperimental de medi-das repetidas (en el pretratamiento, postratamiento y seguimientos a l y 3 meses). En el postrata-miento y en los seguimientos se consigue une mejora significativa tanto en la sintomatología pos-traumática (superación del TEPT en más del 85% de las participantes) como en los problemas aso-ciados: Depresión, autoestima, inadaptación social y cogniciones postraumáticas. Se comentan las implicaciones de este estudio para la práctica clínica.
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