Avaliação de impacto de protocolo de psicoterapia para mulheres com histórico de violência pelo parceiro íntimo

Abstract

Violence against women causes psychological consequences that directly affect women's quality of life. Psychology has the necessary tools and ethical commitment to offer interventions based on scientific evidence that promote improvement in symptoms and psychosocial harm to women, as well as promote protective factors. This dissertation is divided into two chapters. The first one is the drafting of a Professional Training Manual for psychological assistance to women with a history of intimate partner violence (IPV). There is a presentation of the stages of the cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy protocol for this population, theoretical basis of the techniques used, as well as a description of each psychotherapy session with clinical examples. The second chapter is an empirical study and the aim was to evaluate the impact of the Cognitive-Behavioral Psychotherapy Protocol for women with a history of IPV on symptoms of depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress and on levels of life satisfaction and self-esteem. The sample consisted of 24 participants who completed the intervention. Pre and post-test results of the clinical evaluation were compared. The protocol consisted of 16 individual psychotherapy sessions. The results indicated an increase in the level of satisfaction with life, as well as a reduction in the symptoms of anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress. There was a decrease in the symptoms and diagnoses of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and of Disorders Of Extreme Stress Not-Otherwise Specified (DESNOS) after the intervention. It was identified that patients with different history of violence and sociodemographic characteristics benefited from psychotherapy. This study presents initial evidence of the effectiveness of the protocol, and may encourage psychological evidence-based practice and future studies, such as monitoring the participants for follow-up measures.