Bach flower remedies and Psychological Counseling for Women Victims of Psychological Violence

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Keywords:

VIOLENCE, WOMEN, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, RISK FACTORS, EPIDEMIOLOGY.

Abstract

Introduction: psychological violence increasingly affects the physical, psycho-emotional and social health of those who experience it. It is vitally important to choose a comprehensive therapeutic resource that contributes to diminish the symptoms identified in women victims of psychological violence.

Objective: to assess the results of Edward Bach's flower remedies and psychological counseling in women victims of psychological violence.

Methods: a mixed approach, descriptive, multiple-case, cross-sectional research was carried out at No. 22 clinic belonging to Idalberto Revuelta polyclinic in Sagua la Grande, Villa Clara province.

Results: emotional types were identified in women such as: fear, anxiety, guilt feelings, depression, sadness, low self-esteem, and presence of psychological traumas in previous stages of their ontogenetic development, loneliness, hopelessness, among others. Among the flower essences applied were: Star of Bethlehem, Mimulus, Gorse, Gentian, Impatiens and Centaury.

Conclusions: the result of the treatment with flower remedies and psychological orientation, were applied to them individually, assessing the effectiveness of Edward Bach's flower remedies (BFRs) which was determined in order to diminish the symptoms identified in women victims of psychological violence, as part of their comprehensive treatment.

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Author Biography

Carlos Alberto Salazar Perez, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Sancti Spíritus. Hospital Pediátrico Provincial. Santi Spíritus, Cuba

Lic en psicologia y esp en psicologia de la salud, investigador aspirante y profesor asistente

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2019-09-02

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Mayor Walton S, Salazar Perez CA. Bach flower remedies and Psychological Counseling for Women Victims of Psychological Violence. Rev Ciencias Médicas [Internet]. 2019 Sep. 2 [cited 2025 Aug. 8];23(6):792-8. Available from: https://revcmpinar.sld.cu/index.php/publicaciones/article/view/3929

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Vol. 23 No. 6 (2019)

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