Biblioterapia como auxílio em tratamento da depressão e transtorno de ansiedade

Abstract

This course conclusion work has as its central theme the application of bibliotherapy as an aid in the treatment of depression and anxiety disorder, which brought the following issue: how bibliotherapy is applied in the treatment of anxiety and depression, what are its benefits for patients, and, how can the librarian act in this area? Its general objective was to bring up a reflection on bibliotherapy as an aid to the treatment of mental disorders: depression and anxiety disorder. Its specific objectives are: a) to seek real experiences in the literature regarding the use of bibliotherapy with depressive patients and patients with anxiety disorder; b) identify the role of the librarian in this field of activity; c) present the state of the art of bibliotherapy in the treatment of depression and anxiety. The methodology adopted was bibliographical research, descriptive and exploratory, necessary, therefore, to build the state-of-the-art. To this end, searches were carried out in the Brazilian Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations, Capes Theses and Dissertations Catalog, Capes Journal Portal; graduate and Google Scholar program repositories. Fifteen relevant works were found, involving bibliotherapy, depression and/or anxiety. It brings some considerations at the end, such as: increase in the curriculum of Librarianship courses, bibliotherapy as a supporting treatment in the treatment of mental disorders, the technique can bring benefits to the mental health of those affected.