A terapia cognitivo-comportamental como possibilidade e desafio na gestão do atendimento psicológico no SUS

Abstract

The current article reviews the Brazilian legislation establishing an area available for psychological care, as well as defines a psychotherapeutic approach which meets the principles and guidelines established by the National Health System - NHS. From the bibliographic review, it’s understood that the existence of a standardization in care, based on a brief, resolute and effective therapy becomes and efficient and fast service. Cognitivebehavioral therapy (CBT) has been referred to as the most efficient approach in the treatment of several psychiatric disorders and the demand of interventions that include a reduction on treatment length and the quest for empirical data results is increasing. Due to a huge amount of studies attesting the efficiency of CBT, it has been considered the most important and best evaluated among the psychotherapeutic approaches deserving the nomination as standard treatment for the NHS. Managing means identifying a problem and finding solutions, so it must be understood that using CBT to standardize the psychological care at the NHS may bring several benefits as well as helping the population, being a way to better manage the activities of the psychologist in the NHS.