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Instituto Nacional de Perinatología

2006, Number 4

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Perinatol Reprod Hum 2006; 20 (4)

Psicotherapeutic group of obstretics patients with mental disorder: a descriptive study

Espíndola-Hernández JG, Morales-Carmona F, Díaz-Franco E, Meza-Rodríguez P, Sánchez-Bravo C, Carreño-Meléndez J, Escalante-Varela A, Medina-Mora AI, Brull-Jiménez AL

Language: Spanish
References: 25
Page: 91-97
PDF size: 95.25 Kb.


ABSTRACT

Introduction: Pregnancy and postpartum are considered high risk factors for the development of psychopathologies. Suffering a mental disorder previous pregnancy constitutes a high risk perinatal factor, which requires psychological attention.
Objective: Present the results of psychological attention group with focalized, brief and specific objectives.
Results: The most common mental disorder within the sample was depression followed by bipolar, anxiety, personality and addiction respectively. It is important to mention that 9 out of the 24 patients had suicidal ideation the month previous to her pregnancy, 5 of them had at least one suicidal attempt. During the psychotherapy process or hospitalization, none of the patients in the sample, tried to commit suicide, neither the 9 patients with depression presented postpartum depression, only one patient of the whole sample presented self-harm. Brief group psychotherapy and combined treatment were effective to manage the symptoms of the patients.


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