Effectiveness of hypnosis therapy and Gestalt therapy as depression treatments

• Elizabeth González-Ramírez ^[1] ; Teresita Carrillo-Montoya ^[1] ; María L. García-Vega ^[2] ; Catherine E. Hart ^[3] ; Alan A. Zavala-Norzagaray ^[2] ; César P. Ley-Quiñónez ^[2]
  1. [1] Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa

     Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa

     México

     
  2. [2] Instituto Politécnico Nacional

     Instituto Politécnico Nacional

     México

     
  3. [3] Universidad de Guadalajara

     Universidad de Guadalajara

     México

     

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• Localización: Clínica y salud: Investigación Empírica en Psicología, ISSN 1130-5274, Vol. 28, Nº. 1, 2017, págs. 33-38
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.1016/j.clysa.2016.11.001
• Títulos paralelos:
  • Eficacia de la terapia de hipnosis y de la terapia gestáltica como tratamientos de la depresión
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    En este estudio se analiza la eficacia de dos terapias psicológicas para tratar la depresión en la población de Culiacán, México. Según los criterios de la MINI (entrevista neuropsiquiátrica internacional) se seleccionó a 30 sujetos de un total de 300 y se les diagnosticó de algún tipo de depresión. Se dividió a los pacientes en tres grupos: 1) tratamiento con terapia hipnosis, 2) tratamiento con terapia gestalt-hipnosis y 3) grupo control. Antes y después de los tratamientos se aplicó el Inventario de Ansiedad de Beck (BAI) para conocer el grado de depresión de los grupos analizados. Los resultados muestran que los tres grupos presentaban un grado moderado de depresión. Los grupos de hipnosis y gestalt-hipnosis muestran diferencias estadísticas entre el pretest y el postest. La terapia de hipnosis muestra diferencias estadísticamente significativas para tratar la depresión con respecto a los otros dos grupos. En conclusión, la hipnosis terapéutica es un tratamiento eficaz y es relevante para tratar la depresión, mientras que otros tratamientos terapéuticos tienden a ser más lentos y tener peores resultados. Se trata del primer estudio de este tipo llevado a cabo en Culiacán, Sinaloa, México.

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    We analyzed the effectiveness of two psychological therapies to treat depression in the Culiacan population, Mexico. According to criteria of MINI (international Neuropsychiatric interview), 30 individuals from a total of 300 were selected and diagnosed with some kind of depression. Patients were divided in three groups: 1) treatment with hypnosis therapy, 2) treatment with Gestalt-hypnosis therapy, and 3) control group. Before and after the treatments the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) was applied to know the depression level of the analyzed groups. The results show that the three groups were presenting a moderated level of depression. The groups under hypnosis therapy and Gestalt-hypnosis therapy show statistical differences between pre-test and post-test. The hypnosis therapy shows significant statistic differences to treat depression with respect to the other two groups. In conclusion, the therapeutic hypnosis is an effective treatment and has relevance to treat depression, while other therapeutic treatments tend to be slow and with minor result. This study is the first of this kind carried out in Culiacan in Sinaloa, Mexico.

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