Psychodrama as a Therapy in Trauma and Posttraumatic Stress


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https://doi.org/10.22517/25395203.24656

Keywords:

Psychodrama, Role playing, Psychotherapy, Psychological trauma, Posttraumatic stress disorder

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the available evidence in regarding the efficacy of psychodrama in patients with acute and posttraumatic stress disorder and psychological trauma-

Methods: Systematic review. Terms: (1)Psychodrama, (2)Role-playing, (3)Stress disorders, Acute, posttraumatic, and (4)Psychological trauma (Mesh), were searched in Pubmed, EMBASE, Cochrane Central, Scopus, Lillacs and OVID, until April 2019. Systematic reviews of the literature, meta-analysis, randomized clinical trials, quasi-randomized and observational studies in English and Spanish were selected. The works should have described interventions with psychodrama techniques.

Results: 14 papers met the inclusion criteria.

Conclusions: There is no evidence of the psychodrama response to the symptoms after traumatic stress. Research should be carried out with a more rigorous methodological design.

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Author Biographies

Julio César Gutiérrez Segura, Md., Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira

Médico

Especialista en Psiquiatría de enlace

Docente Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira

 

Sabina Ocampo Serna, Md., Pontificia Universidad Javeriana

Médica

Especialista en Psiquiatría de enlace

Pontificia Universidad Javeriana

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2021-06-13

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Gutiérrez Segura, J. C., & Ocampo Serna, S. (2021). Psychodrama as a Therapy in Trauma and Posttraumatic Stress. Revista Médica De Risaralda, 27(1). https://doi.org/10.22517/25395203.24656

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Vol. 27 No. 1 (2021): January-June 2021

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