Charity aquatic therapy for children with psychosis

• April 26, 2024

The sensation that wakes up the water in children with problems psychotic favors the process psycho-corporal therapy and help the gradual social adaptation of the little ones, said the doctor Amalia Gómez Cotero , academic of the Interdisciplinary Center of Health Sciences (CICS), Santo Tomás Unit, of the National Polytechnic Institute (IPN).

Gómez Cotero explained that the experience aquatic therapy it allows to reach an evolution in the psychotic sufferings of the minors, because this liquid offers them a cutaneous contact that favors the differentiation of an "inside" and an "outside", of "an outside world" and "an inner world" " In this way, it allows infants to build a body identity .

In the study called "The use of water and wading in the psychotherapy of the psychotic child", the researcher points out that it is possible to record advances in the mental health of children with psychotic problems, since the water element allows the child to evolve towards Control of yourself in relation to your body:

"The psychosis is a generic term that refers to a state of mind described as the loss of contact with reality and the likelihood of hallucinations or delusions, as well as changes in personality and organized thinking, "said Gómez Cortero. This mental illness is also characterized by unusual or strange behavior, as well as by the difficulty to interact socially and the inability to carry out activities of daily life.

Statistics in Mexico

It is estimated that of the almost 33 million children in Mexico, about 5 million suffer from mental health problems and half of these require specialized and comprehensive care.

Among the symptoms that are detected in the psychotic condition there are the abrupt and profound changes of the conduct , isolating oneself, talking to oneself, hearing voices, having visions, loss of memory, feelings of guilt, failure and depression, commented the specialist in child psychological care.

The specialist stressed that from this treatment it is possible to encourage the process of individuation and the establishment of a balance and regulation of different sensations and excitations. However, it is necessary to provide the infant with a generally prolonged therapeutic work.

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