This research presents the case study of a pregnant patient with diabetes mellitus. The psychological attendance took place in a public university hospital in the countryside of São Paulo, which is reference in high-complexity attendance regarding mother-child health care. The psychological interventions took place in the institution during the pre-birth attendance received by the patient, summing up five sessions. The chosen technique was brief psychotherapy - psychoanalysis oriented. The diabetes repercussions on the pregnant patient, the psychological aspects regarding pregnancy, the psychological care given inside a hospital institution, and a reflection on the psychosomatic content of diabetes are presented here. Based on these elements, this research aimed at analyzing the psychological aspects of pregnancy in association with the typical personality traits of patients with diabetes, as well as it provided a point of view of the possibilities and limitations experienced in the patient/psychologist relationship inside a hospital context.
Case study; High-risk pregnancy; Hospitals Psychological aspects; Diabetes in Preganancy; Psychosomatic disorders