THERAPEUTIC EFFICACY OF BRIEF INTERVENTION GROUP CONTEXT FOR PATIENTS WITH MILD EMOTIONAL PATHOLOGY

Background: In mild affective disease, such as mild depression, anxiety, adjustment disorders, disease with high incidence and does not require referral to specialized mental health care centers, group intervention can be an effective, sustainable tool in primary care to treat more patients Aim: To evaluate the efficacy of brief therapeutic intervention group Method: The group intervention of 10 patients previously selected by family physician and valued by the psychologist,to help identify conflicts that have led to depressive anxiety symptoms 2 scales Administration pre- and post-intervention:PHQ.9 to the valuation levels of depression and BAI scale for rating the degree of anxiety. Analysis: descriptive statistics. Test ranges Wilcoxon paired Results: A group of 10 patients was studied. Mean age 46 (SD: 10.3), 86% female. Two patients dropped by time inconsistency and one drop after the 1st session. The average score of PHQ-9 was: Basal: 14.43 (SD: 5.4) and at endpoint: 7.14 (SD 2.3), the mean difference was -7.3 (SD: 4.8); p = 0.018. The average BAI score was: Basal: 21.7 (SD 18.2) and at endpoint: 11.57 (SD: 12.5), the mean difference was -10.3 (DE: 10, 6); p = 0.018. At baseline, 57.1% had low anxiety and end of the study 85.7%. The study shows efficacy of therapeutic intervention group with a short score reduction of the pHQ-9 scale and BAI relative to baseline score. Conclusions: The group intervention through multidisciplinary approach is useful in primary care management of mild emotional pathology, improving the degree of anxiety and depression perceived by patients.