THE MANAGEMENT OF COGNITIVE-BEHAVIORAL THERAPY IN THE TREATMENT OF OBESITY IN ADULTS

Abstract

THE WORK IN QUESTION AIMED TO IDENTIFY HOW COGNITIVE-BEHAVIORAL THERAPY CAN CONTRIBUTE TO THE TREATMENT OF OBESE PATIENTS, AS WELL AS TO VERIFY WHICH ARE THE MAIN TECHNIQUES USED BY IT IN THESE CASES. FOR THIS, A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW WAS CARRIED OUT, SEARCHING THE LITERATURE FOR ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS IN TWO DATABASES: PORTAL CAPES AND GOOGLE ACADEMIC. SIX ARTICLES WERE FOUND WHICH FIT THE INCLUSION CRITERIA. IN AGREEMENT WITH THE DATA ANALYZED, IT WAS CONCLUDED THAT COGNITIVE-BEHAVIORAL THERAPY IS AN APPROACH THAT EFFICIENTLY CONTRIBUTES TO THE TREATMENT OF OBESE PATIENTS, SINCE IT HAS SEVERAL TECHNIQUES AND MANAGEMENTS WHICH CAN BE USED OFFERING SATISFACTORY RESULTS.