Estrés postraumático en mujeres víctimas de violencia doméstica

Abstract

Victims of domestic violence experience numerous physical and psychological sequels, the most common being Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). In this research, a sample of 42 women who consulted about domestic violence is characterized, to evaluate the presence of PTSD in them, along with the perception of their own situation and the attention received in the institutions and programs that helped them. Using a semistructured interview and the Gravity Scale of PTSD 1 , it was found that 40.5% of the sample met the criteria of PTSD, and 26.2% presented signifi cant sub-umbral symptomatology. 39.3% of women whose violence situation had ended, still presented PTSD. Most women value the psychological support obtained, and they regard it as the most important component of the required attention. Results show the importance of strengthening the psychological component of interventions destined to domestic violence victims and, in particular, of considering post-traumatic symptomatology as one of the most important objectives of the intervention.

Análisis psicosocial de las barreras que dificultan la denuncia: el caso de los femicidios íntimos en España

“…Otros trabajos puntualizan que estas creencias básicas sólo quedarían socavadas entre quienes han vivido hechos traumáticos y desarrollado un síndrome de estrés postraumático (Pedersen 2002). Puesto que este síndrome se halla presente en, aproximadamente, la mitad de las mujeres maltratadas, y hasta ¾ llegan a desarrollar sintomatología (Aguirre et al 2010;Santandreu y Ferrer 2014), cabe profundizar en el análisis de esta cuestión.…”

Evidence of health care offered to women in situations of violence

“…Referrals to referenced services in articulated network (11) Care continuity (12)(13)(14) Reception and bond with the team (13)(14) Shared definition of discharge (13) Changes in the structuring and provision of the service (15) Work in multidisciplinary team (15) Liaison with the legal department (14) and social services (13,16) Comprehensive programs and group meetings (17)(18) Existence of specialized professionals (19)(20) Prenatal care quality (20)(21)…”

“…Conception that violence is health care object (22,12,15) Desire of professionals to be helpful and supportive (22) Communication strategies with empathy, sensitivity (16,14,23) , reception (14) , counseling, listening, safety, information on available legal ressources (12,16,19,20) , commitment to rights, choices and empowering of women (19) Confidential approach, emotional support, good professional-woman relationship (12,24) Comprehensive explanations (25) Respect for life history (13) and autonomy of women (12) Intervention in community and social change (12) Assistance to social and legal needs (12,17) 3. Identification of violence Revelation by the woman (26) Realization of screening (12,19,25,(27)(28) Inaccurate observation of symptoms and questions about personal relationships and violence (19) Enough time to address and inclusion of the subject in professional training (25)…”

Violencia intrafamiliar en Chile y su impacto en la salud: una revisión sistemática

“…Además, 40,5% cumplía los criterios para establecer diagnóstico, según la cuarta edición del Manual Diagnóstico y Estadístico de los Trastornos Mentales (DSM-IV por sus siglas en inglés). El subtipo más frecuente encontrado en este grupo fue el de TEPT crónico 20 . En la misma línea, el trabajo de Ceballo 12 realizado en APS encontró que la violencia psicológica y verbal se asociaban significativamente a la presencia de TEPT, usando los criterios del DSM III-R (R = ,33, p < ,01).…”