Keyword: sexual abuse

Hipnoterapia y terapia breve centrada en soluciones aplicadas a síntomas por abuso sexual infantil: Un estudio de caso.

Hipnoterapia y terapia breve centrada en soluciones aplicadas a síntomas por abuso sexual infantil: Un estudio de caso.

Abstract: The combined use of hypnotherapy and Solution-Focused Brief Therapy in child sexual abuse symptoms: A case study

This case study describes the use of clinical hypnosis in a context of solution-focused brief therapy in the treatment of a 40-year-old patient, survivor of childhood sexual abuse. Patient presented mood changes, depression, anxiety, apathy, emo- tional dependence on his mother, altered relationship with his father, and uncertainty about sexual orientation. Hypnotherapeutic techniques were used to solve conflicts, to decrease anxiety and depression, and to increase self-esteem and optimism. The re- sults showed a dramatic decrease in the levels of depression, anxiety and stress, as well as increased self-esteem and optimism. These changes were maintained at six months follow-up. The use of hypnotherapy in the context of focus on solutions in patients with emotional sequels of child sexual abuse is recommended.

Resumen:

This case study describes the use of clinical hypnosis in a context of solution-focused brief therapy in the treatment of a 40-year-old patient, survivor of childhood sexual abuse. Patient presented mood changes, depression, anxiety, apathy, emo- tional dependence on his mother, altered relationship with his father, and uncertainty about sexual orientation. Hypnotherapeutic techniques were used to solve conflicts, to decrease anxiety and depression, and to increase self-esteem and optimism. The re- sults showed a dramatic decrease in the levels of depression, anxiety and stress, as well as increased self-esteem and optimism. These changes were maintained at six months follow-up. The use of hypnotherapy in the context of focus on solutions in patients with emotional sequels of child sexual abuse is recommended.


Calidad de vida, resiliencia e ideación suicida en adolescentes víctimas de abuso sexual.

Calidad de vida, resiliencia e ideación suicida en adolescentes víctimas de abuso sexual.

Abstract: Quality of life, resilience and suicidal ideation in adolescent victims of sexual abuse

The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship of resilience and suicidal ideation with quality of life in 50 adolescent sexual abuse victims from Bogotá City, Colombia. The design was ex-post-facto correlational and cross-sectional. Participants completed the Adolescent Resilience Scale (ARS), the Positive and Negative Suicide Ideation Inventory (PANSI), and the health and wellbeing scale for children and adolescents KIDSCREEN-52. At a descriptive level, moderate levels of resilience, low quality of life, and high levels of suicidal ideation were found. Correlation analysis showed that resilience was negatively related to suicidal ideation and positively to quality of life, whereas suicidal ideation was negatively related to quality of life. In conclusion, resilience is a variable which protects against suicidal thinking and promotes quality of life in adolescents victims of sexual abuse.

Resumen:

El objetivo de este estudio fue examinar las relaciones de la resiliencia y la ideación suicida con la calidad de vida en 50 adolescentes víctimas de abuso sexual de la ciudad de Bogotá, Colombia. El diseño fue ex-post-facto correlacional de corte transversal.  Los participantes cumplimentaron la escala de resiliencia adolescente (ARS), el inventario de ideación suicida positiva y negativa (PANSI) y el cuestionario de salud y bienestar para niños y adolescentes (KIDSCREEN-52). A nivel descriptivo encontramos niveles moderados de resiliencia, baja calidad de vida y altos niveles de ideación suicida. El análisis de correlación mostró que la resiliencia se relacionaba negativamente con la ideación suicida y positivamente con la calidad de vida, y la ideación suicida se relaciona negativamente con la calidad de vida. En conclusión, la resiliencia es una variable protectora frente a los pensamientos sobre el suicidio y promueve la calidad de vida en los y las adolescentes víctimas de abuso sexual.