Notes on the clinical treatment of cognitive-behavioral psychology: an analysis of depression

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: The psychotherapeutic treatment from the perspective of Psychology through Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT) has in its clinical cradle a refined look at the phenomena of cognition. OBJECTIVE: This research analysed the clinical perspective of cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) discussed in the published scientific literature on the treatment of depression. METHOD: Through a bibliographic review on the subject on the Google Scholar Platform and the Scientific Electronic Library (SciELO) in the years 2010-2020. RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS: The literature shows that resolving deadlocks in a more assertive way, cognitive restructuring and the focused psychotherapeutic process are understood as contributing to the effectiveness of treatment. It was noted that among the existing techniques in CBT, some are more effective, namely: cognitive conceptualisation, recording of dysfunctional thoughts, psychoeducation, cognitive restructuring, socratic questioning, social skills training and homework. FINAL CONSIDERATIONS: This study has addressed the prevalence of depressive disorders, their developmental prospects, signs and symptoms, as well as the management of treatment, and it can be inferred that CBT and the technical tools used by it corroborate the progress of psychotherapy and cognitive restructuring of depressive individuals, attenuating the symptoms, in partnership with the use of psychotropic drugs.