Abstract

RANGE, Bernard Pimentel; FALCONE, Eliane Mary de Oliveira  and  SARDINHA, Aline. History and current panorama of cognitive therapies in Brazil. Rev. bras.ter. cogn. [online]. 2007, vol.3, n.2, pp. 0-0. ISSN 1808-5687.

This article is a brief revision on the history of cognitive psychotherapies and their development in Brazil, as well as an evaluation of the different theoretical and practical tendencies of 228 psychologists and 20 psychiatrists from Brazil, who have chosen, among three theoretical intervention models presented in a questionnaire (A- cognitive restructuring; B-cognitive-behavior and C-constructivists) the one that most represented their clinical practices. Other data asked in the questionnaire were: experience time, type of training, approach on training initialization, areas of work, place of work and profession. The results show a crescent expansion of cognitive therapies in Brazil, especially in the last five years, being Rio de Janeiro the city with the higher concentration of professionals in this approach. The great majority of therapists adopt a combination of models A and B in their clinical practices. When only one model is used, model A is the most popular of all three, followed by model B. The school-clinic and the specialization or graduating courses have been predominant in the training of participants. The percentage of professionals working in hospitals is still quite low when compared to those working in clinics or private offices. A reapplication of studies is suggested after 10 years

Keywords : Cognitive therapies; History in Brazil; Training.

        · abstract in Portuguese     · text in Portuguese     · Portuguese ( pdf )