Aplicación del modelo cognitivo conductual en una adolescente con diagnóstico de trastorno depresivo mayor

Abstract

Abstract: This work addresses the case of A.M., a 14-year-old adolescent who She goes to a psychological consultation accompanied by her mother, due to presenting symptoms of sadness, low self-esteem, avolition, anhedonia, motor agitation, easy crying and suicidal ideation. Through of an exhaustive evaluation process, which included psychological interviews, observation clinic and the application of psychological reagents such as the Childhood Depression Questionnaire, the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory and the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, the diagnostic conclusion of Major Depressive Disorder with moderate intensity, corroborated by reviewing the criteria found in the DSM-V Manual. For what which, a treatment based on the cognitive behavioral model and techniques of Gestalt, approaches that contributed to reducing the patient's negative symptoms, demonstrating satisfactory results through the retest and observing improvement in their well-being and quality of life.