Um caso de transtorno de estresse pós-traumático infantil associado à perda da figura paterna tratado com terapia cognitivo - comportamental

Abstract

We describe a case of posttraumatic stress disorder in a nine year old girl whose father was murdered when she was about five. Her fathers death was a highly traumatic event that led to serious consequences in her psychological development. She started presenting symptoms such as uncontrollable crying spells, insomnia, restlessness and intrusive recollections of her fathers death. Data were collected throughout sixteen cognitive-behavioural psychotherapy sessions including four assessment and twelve treatment sessions. Psychoeducation, exposure and cognitive restructuring techniques were used. As a result of the psychotherapeutic process, she was able to cope with the traumatic event, and this led to a reduction in the crying spells that were associated with the recollection of her fathers death.