Cinematherapy as psychotherapeutic intervention: characteristics, applications and identification of cognitive-behavior techniques

Authors

  • Vitor Hugo Sambati Oliva Faculdade de Artes do Paraná
  • Andréa Vianna Universidade de São Paulo; Faculdade de Medicina; Ambulatório de Ansiedade
  • Francisco Lotufo Neto Universidade de São Paulo; Faculdade de Medicina; Departamento de Psiquiatria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0101-60832010000300008

Keywords:

Psychiatry, psychotherapy, cinematherapy, cognitive-behavior therapy, motion pictures

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Motion picturescan be used as a therapeutic resource. Cinematherapy proposed a new psychotherapeutic intervention indicating commercial films. OBJECTIVES: A systematic literature review of the characteristics and therapeutic effects of cinematherapy and to identify cognitive-behavior techniques (CBT) in this review. METHODS: With no date limits, we searched the databases: LILACS, MEDLINE, SciELO and PsycINFO. We used the following terms in English and, in LILACS, their equivalent in Portuguese: "motion pictures as topic" AND "psychiatry" OR "psychotherapy"; besides "cinematherapy". A manual search was also done. Accurate inclusion and exclusion criteria were stipulated. RESULTS: Four indexed articles, three books and two no indexed articles. Twenty-five CBT were identified. DISCUSSION: The analysis of data allowed the description of cinematherapy: its characteristics and therapeutic effects. The positive impact of cinematherapy was shown mainly through case reports and personal inferences; only two clinical essays were found. CONCLUSION: The identification of several CBT and the results of some studies have indicated a probable efficacy of cinematherapy. Controlled studies are necessary.

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Published

2010-01-01

Issue

Vol. 37 No. 3 (2010)

Section

Reviews of Literature

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How to Cite

Cinematherapy as psychotherapeutic intervention: characteristics, applications and identification of cognitive-behavior techniques . (2010). Archives of Clinical Psychiatry, 37(3), 138-144. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0101-60832010000300008