Intervención psicoterapéutica en un paciente institucionalizado diagnóstico con trastornos mentales y del comportamiento debido al consumo de base de cocaína

Abstract

Abstract: This study focuses on a 27-year-old patient with a diagnosis of Mental and Behavioral Disorder related to cocaine abuse in its base form. The individual presents a series of symptoms such as: impulsivity, hostility, anxiety, sleep disturbances, depression, tolerance and introspection of the disease. These symptoms were identified during the evaluation process, with the use of tools such as clinical interview, observation and the application of psychological instruments which were the Barrett Impulsivity Scale, URICA Change Test, Mini Mental State Examination, Cocaine Craving Questionnaire, AUDIT, ASSIST Consumption Detection Test and LSB-50. This allowed addressing the described problem from a cognitive-behavioral approach, whose main objective is the regulation of emotions and control of compulsive substance intake. Therefore, a psychotherapeutic plan was developed which was addressed during a period of eight sessions and as a result, beneficial changes were visualized in the patient.