Bibliotherapy

systematic literature review for the period 2020 to 2025 carried out in the Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (BTDT)

Abstract

Therapeutic techniques are the subject of study in several areas of knowledge. Thus, bibliotherapy is a research topic with broad ramifications. The research problem was centered on the question: what are the scientific investigations after the COVID-19 pandemic on the impacts of the application of literature through the therapeutic strategy of bibliotherapy?. The primary objective of the study was to investigate, through studies published as theses and dissertations in the Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (BTDT), the application of reading and information as a therapeutic strategy in the social context transformed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The research methodology was qualitative, with an approach through bibliographic research, with specification in the systematic literature review. The research descriptor was “bibliotherapy”, with inclusion criteria, studies published from 2020 to 2025, to cover the context of diverse changes after the COVID-19 pandemic. The exclusion criterion applied was conceptual studies of bibliotherapy, without practical intervention of the therapeutic technique. After applying the criteria, 12 studies were selected for the systematic review. The results indicated that bibliotherapy is indicated as an instrument and therapeutic tool for special groups such as children and the elderly, with varied benefits to be investigated comprehensively, these being suggestions for future research, in view of the verification that bibliotherapy contributes to the individual's health.

Keywords: Bibliotherapy; systematic review; therapeutic techniques.