Estudio de caso: Intervención psicoterapéutica integrativa en un servidor policial con trastorno mixto ansioso-depresivo

Abstract

Abstract: This systematization work describes the psychotherapeutic intervention in a clinical case of a 33 years old patient with mixed anxiety-depressive disorder, triggered by an event that occurred during his work as a police officer in a social rehabilitation center. First, an evaluation process was carried out by means of observation and interview techniques and the application of psychological instruments such as: Beck Depression Inventory, Hamilton Anxiety Scale and Salamanca Personality Test. Subsequently, the diagnosis was determined and an intervention plan was structured under the integrative approach, adjusted to the patient's needs. The techniques used included psychoeducation, breathing and relaxation exercises, cognitive restructuring, the ABCDE technique, training in problem solving and assertive communication, among others. The results presented in the pre- and post-treatment were positive, which demonstrates the effectiveness of this approach for the reduction of anxious-depressive symptomatology.