APLICAÇÃO CLÍNICA DA TERAPIA COGNITIVO-COMPORTAMENTAL NO ESTRESSE PARENTAL EM MÃES ATÍPICAS: UMA REVISÃO DE LITERATURA

Abstract

This study set out to investigate the clinical application of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy in the assessment and/or intervention of parental stress in atypical mothers. The objective was to identify, in national scientific production, studies of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy on parental stress in atypical mothers. This is an integrative review study comprising five stages: (1) elaboration of the guiding question, (2) literature search, (3) data collection, (4) critical analysis of the content and (5) discussion of the results. To survey the articles in the literature, a search was carried out through access to the CAPES Journal Portal and through manual selection. Nine articles were included in the review. The main findings reveal the high levels of stress experienced by mothers of children with atypical development and the need for therapeutic interventions, family support networks and public policies to ensure ongoing psychological support for these mothers and caregivers. They also point to a lack of clinical research on this subject in Brazil.