Abstract

KORMAN, Guido Pablo  and  SARUDIANSKY, Mercedes. Particularities of the Argentinean Cognitive Behavioral Therapists in the land of Psychoanalysis. Rev. bras.ter. cogn. [online]. 2023, vol.19, n.1, pp.64-73.  Epub July 01, 2024. ISSN 1808-5687.  https://doi.org/10.5935/1808-5687.20230009.

Our aim is to describe some of the characteristics of Cognitive Behavioral Therapists (CBT) in Argentina. We conducted a qualitative approach using semi-structured interviews to gain an in-depth and contextual understanding of the perspectives of 15 therapists. Data were analyzed inductively according to the principles of thematic analysis. Five major themes were identified from the analysis of the interviews: The path to become CBT; the role of national politics; the reasons why clients undergo treatments; the length of those treatments and personal therapy in CBT practitioners. The distinctive features of CBT in Argentina may be related to the association between psychotherapy and self-improvement, a characteristic of the impact of psychoanalysis in the Argentinean context. The clinical implications of these findings are discussed, and recommendations for future research are made.

Keywords : Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; Psychotherapists; Culture; Qualitative Research; Argentina.

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