Efficacy of psychological support program for women immigrants: Case studies

Abstract

The goal of this study was to verify the efficacy of a psychological support program for women immigrants, directed at reducing anxious-depressive and somatic symptoms and confusion resulting from migratory stress. The sample consisted of 5 cases that were evaluated before receiving treatment, at its end and at 1 and 3 months. The cognitive-behavioral psychological support program consisted of 8 individual weekly sessions of 90 minutes duration. The results confirm the utility of the program, with an improvement of the psychopathological symptoms and a change to the behavioral objective between pre and post-treatment, maintaining the improvement between post-treatment and 3 months follow-up. Implications of this study for future research and for clinical practice are discussed.