Therapeutic group on women with anxiety disorders symptoms:evaluation by the hamilton anxiety scale

• Autor(a) principal: Souza, Ângela Maria Alves e
• Data de Publicação: 2008
• Outros Autores: Fraga, Maria de Nazaré de Oliveira, Moraes, Leila Memória Paiva, Garcia, Maria Lúcia Pinheiro, Moura, Karl Dmitri Ramos, Almeida, Paulo César de
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Rev Rene (Online)
• Texto Completo: http://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/4967
• topic: Mental Health; Anxiety disorders; Stress; Women; Psychotherapy group.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the assistance to a group of women. We selected eighteen users with the diagnosis of neurotic disorder related to stress and somatoforms. For the evaluation, we used the Evaluation Scale of Hamilton Anxiety (EHA). Our purpose was to verify the anxiety level before and after beginning each group session. We accomplished 16 sessions per week, developing relaxing techniques, art-therapy and as a referential the gestalt-therapy in short run. After the group sessions, the level of anxiety of the women accompanied through the group approach had significant reduction concerning the symptoms which had been relevant characteristics for their psychiatric suffering.