Relajación muscular y depresión en pacientes con esclerosis múltiple: estudio de caso múltiple

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to measure what the effect of a Progressive Muscular Relaxation Training of Edmund Jacobson (Year) would have on the different depression levels of 3 multiple sclerosis (MS) patients. Participants included 8 middle-class females, who did not have any type of health care. From those 8 participants, only 3 were selected that showed a different level of depression: first participant (No depression), second participant (low depression), and third participant (moderate depression). Since only these types of different levels of depression were found among the participants, severe depression was not found, though according to Beck's Depression Questionnaire (Year). This is a multiple-case study type of research, where each participant was treated individually, to better understand in an in depth manner the connection of these cases. We can say that our results are promising, since all three participants showed improvements, indicating a positive effect with the Progressive Muscular Relaxation Training over anxiety levels of participants. As well, according to an introspective analysis of each participant were shown improvements not only in depression levels but in self-esteem, socialization, communication skills, learning and adaptability to their disease.