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PSYCHODRAMA AS A TREATMENT FOR ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION IN HEALTH PERSONNEL WHO TREAT PATIENTS WITH COVID-19, IN A HOSPITAL IN NUEVO LEÓN, MÉXICO

ABSTRACT

The present study aimed to provide a psychotherapeutic alternative based on psychodrama for the health personnel of a hospital that treats patients with COVID-19 in the city of Apodaca, Nuevo León, Mexico. The population with anxiety and/or depression was detected, measuring their symptoms with the Goldberg test. Subjects were treated through psychodrama sessions and symptoms such as worry, nervousness, irritability were significantly reduced; It was also possible to increase the energy and interest in things in the participants.

KEYWORDS
Psychiatry and psychology; Psychotherapy; Group psychotherapy; Psychodrama; COVID-19

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