Conflict areas in two psychotherapeutic groups of climacteric women

An important consideration is to specify the areas of conflict that will be worked on during the psychotherapeutic process in order to develop a specific psychological model for a group intervention with menopausal women. To determine the most relevant areas of psychological conflict for women in the menopausal stage by means of a focalization technique. A descriptive, cross-sectional, longitudinal study with non-experimental design was done in 29 patients from the Perinatology National Institute of Mexico (INPer). Two groups were formed (A and B), each one with 17 participants; however, in the first session only 12 women from group A assisted. Seventeen therapy sessions were analyzed. Group formation and the number of sessions were based on research and patients needs. Women were given psychotherapeutic care once a week at the psychology department of INPer, for 90 minutes by session. Psychotherapeutic management during sessions was in charge of psychologist responsible of climacteric program of psychology department; while Gesell chamber observer was a psychologist with groups' specialization. For the statistical analysis frequency measures were used. Eleven areas were identified, which showed a great similarity in both groups. Main ones were: relation of the patient to relatives or extensive family, relation to the partner and relation to the children. This work favors a dynamic therapeutic process with the patients, in addition to being a technique, which provides structure and guidance during menopause.