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Psychology in Spain, 2004, Vol. 8. No 1, 89-97

Colegio Oficial de Psicólogos


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This study evaluates the data obtained from 44 patients with different anxiety disorders for whom cognitive-behavioural group therapy was prescribed. No significant differences were appreciated between treatment participants and controls with regard to sociodemographic, previous stress, alexithymia, coping styles and diagnosis variables. The results indicate that the clinical course in those who attended the majority of the sessions is significantly more favourable than in controls: the follow-up at one year shows that more of them were discharged (73.68% vs. 28%) and more had their benzodiazepine dose reduced (44.44% vs. 10.52%) compared to those in the control group. Among the post-treatment measures obtained were reduced values in state-anxiety, depression and emotional distress (p< .05); there was also an improvement, albeit less statistically significant, in subjective appreciation of physical state, while frequency of perceived physical distress decreased.

Este estudio evalúa los datos obtenidos por 44 sujetos con diversos trastornos de ansiedad a los que se les indicó terapia grupal cognitivo-conductual. No se apreciaron diferencias significativas entre los individuos sometidos a tratamiento y el grupo control en variables sociodemográficas, estrés previo, alexitimia, estilo de afrontamiento y diagnóstico. Los resultados indican que la evolución clínica en los sujetos que asistieron a la mayoría de las sesiones es significativamente más favorable que en los sujetos-control: El seguimiento de un año muestra que son más los sujetos que reciben el alta (73.68% vs. 28%) y los que ven reducida la dosis de benzodiacepinas prescrita (44.44% vs. 10.52%) respecto a los controles. Entre las medidas post-tratamiento obtenidas, se hallaron disminuciones en las puntuaciones de ansiedad-estado, depresión y malestar emocional (p< .05); también mejoró, aunque con menos valor estadístico, la apreciación de su estado físico y disminuyó la frecuencia del malestar físico percibido


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The original Spanish version of this paper has been previously published in Clínica y Salud, 2003, Vol. 14, No 2, 183-201
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Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Manuel Sánchez García, U.S.M. Altabix,Centro de Salud de Altabix
Unidad de Salud Mental. C/ Antonio Mora Ferrández, 51. 03202 Elche (Alicante). Spain. E-mail: msalimur@correo.cop.es

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