Abstract

GARCIA, Felipe E. et al. Evaluation of a Brief Systemic Therapy intervention protocol for people who have experienced a recent stressful event. Psychol. av. discip. [online]. 2021, vol.15, n.1, pp.43-55.  Epub Jan 14, 2022. ISSN 1900-2386.  https://doi.org/10.21500/19002386.5300.

Highly stressful events are occurrences that potentially create negative consequences for the affected people, such as post-traumatic and depressive symptoms. This study assesses a preventive intervention protocol, aimed to people who have lived a recent highly stressful event, based on the Brief Systemic Therapy. Four therapists applied the protocol to four female users. These eight persons were interviewed about the experience in relation to the application and reception of the protocol. Through contrasted reliability and validity scales, pre and post changes in posttraumatic symptomatology, depressive symptomatology, posttraumatic growth and satisfaction with life were assessed; the therapeutic relation was also measured. The results show positive appraisals in therapists and female users, the development of a proper therapeutic relation and progress in three out of four quantitative change indicators. It is concluded that the protocol is suitable to be used in controlled studies.

Keywords : intervention protocol; prevention; highly stressful events; posttraumatic symptomatology; depressive symptomatology.

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