Alucinaciones o Presencias del Duelo en Psicoterapia

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  • Pablo Sabucedo Serrano University of Liverpool

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5944/rdp.v36i132.45682

Palabras clave:

psicoterapia, pérdida, duelo

Resumen

Entre el 47-82% de las personas en duelo experimenta la presencia de la persona fallecida, a menudo en forma de visiones, voces, o presencias sentidas. Aunque la mayoría las experimenta de forma positiva (69-75%), es frecuente que los pacientes no las compartan en sesión por miedo a cómo serán percibidas por los demás. Como consecuencia, y a pesar de ser tanto frecuentes como adaptativas, las alucinaciones o presencias del duelo suelen ser desconocidas en la práctica clínica. En una minoría de casos, la experiencia en sí causa malestar psicológico. Esta breve revisión de la literatura se centra en la investigación empírica sobre las alucinaciones o presencias del duelo acumulada durante el último siglo, describiendo tanto sus características fenomenológicas como sus consecuencias para el doliente. En base a esta evidencia empírica, la revisión concluye con una serie de recomendaciones clínicas para el trabajo terapéutico en este ámbito.

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Publicado

2025-11-01

Cómo citar

Sabucedo Serrano, P. (2025). Alucinaciones o Presencias del Duelo en Psicoterapia. Revista de Psicoterapia, 36(132), 98–104. https://doi.org/10.5944/rdp.v36i132.45682

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