Estudio de caso: Evaluación e intervención psicoterapéutica bajo el modelo cognitivo- conductual en adulto mayor diagnosticado con distimia.

Abstract

Abstract: This paper presents the clinical case of an 86-year-old patient diagnosed with dysthymia, who exhibited feelings of sadness, abandonment, and worthlessness, a daily low mood for over two years, low self-esteem, anhedonia, abulia, as well as general malaise, excessive preoccupation with constantly checking his cell phone, social isolation, etc. The following instruments were used in the evaluation process: the Mini-Mental State Examination, the Yesavage Geriatric Depression Scale, the Beck Depression Inventory, and the Rosenberg Anxiety Scale. The intervention was based on a cognitive-behavioral model and consisted of approximately 10 sessions, yielding the following results: improvement in mood, more adaptive thoughts regarding his situation, the absence of excessive worry about receiving calls from family members, and improved interpersonal relationships with the residents of the Gerontological Center.