Abstract

MATTA, Reinalda Melo da. The use of Sandplay therapy in the treatment of children with obsessive-compulsive disorder. Bol. psicol [online]. 2007, vol.57, n.127, pp.153-164. ISSN 0006-5943.

The objective of this study is to present the results obtained using Sandplay Therapy in the treatment of three children, 6 to 9 years old, who had been diagnosed as obsessive-compulsive. This research is the first study to apply Sandplay therapy to such cases. The study was developed using a qualitative-quantitative method, which enabled a qualitative analysis of the verbal expressions and images of each setting to be made, followed by a quantitative analysis of these data. The therapeutic process was divided into three periods: beginning, intermediary and conclusion. The psychological structure of each child was changed for at the end of the psychotherapeutic process there was a remission of their symptoms and they no longer receive pharmacological treatment.

Keywords : Sandplay therapy; Obsessive-compulsive disorder; Children.

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