Abstract

RIBEIRO, Alex Sandro; OLIVEIRA, Susana Rodrigues de  and  BORGES, Nicodemos Batista. Analysis of scientific production on functional analytic psychotherapy (FAP). Perspectivas [online]. 2013, vol.4, n.2, pp. 106-121. ISSN 2177-3548.

This study aimed to revise the scientific production of Functional Analytic Psychotherapy (FAP). The method consisted on surveying and analysing FAP related articles which were either (a) indexed on the following five databases: PubMed, SciELO, Virtual Health Library - Psychology, MEDLINE and Lilacs; (b) listed on the references of the website http://functionalanalyticpsychotherapy.com, as well as of the websites Science Direct and ISI Web of Knowledge; and (c) published at the journals JABA, JEAB, The Behavior Analyst, The Behavior Analysis Today, IJBCT and JEIBI. The keyword used was "Functional Analytic Psychotherapy", considering both English and Portuguese languages, and the acronym "FAP". The 46 studies found were categorized according to their bibliographic, methodological and thematic characteristics. The main results found were that: there was an increase in the number of publications about FAP in the past triennium if compared with previous periods - which may have been influenced by special edition of the The International Journal of Behavioral Consultation and Therapy devoted to the subject; most of the studies are empirical/field studies and make use of observation tools for data collection; there is a preference for studies with fewer participants (suggesting the use of single-subject designs) and with adult population; and the main topics studied were treatments using FAP, comparison with ACT and group therapies with FAP

Keywords : Functional Analytic Psychotherapy; FAP; literature review; scientific production analysis.

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