Caso clínico migrante con duelo complejo persistente

Abstract

Abstract: A case is described of a 3-year-old migrant woman with persistent complex grief that has persisted for five years. The patient mentions needing help because she is unable to cope with the problems she faces. She was evaluated by means of interview, observation, and psychological reagents of posttraumatic stress, pathological and coping. Intervention was done in 10 sessions with an integrative model with techniques of: Gestalt, cognitive behavioral therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, brief conflict resolution therapy and emotion-focused therapy. The patient has overcome the persistent complex grief as the main problem to be solved, in addition to regulating her emotions, improving her decision making, adequate time management, reducing her stress, improving her ways of coping with complicated situations that exceed her capacity and parenting skills. She solved conflicts from her past, overload of activities, reduction of control, irrational beliefs, and assertive communication.