Revisão sistemática sobre psicoterapia e tecnologias da informação e comunicação

Hallberg, Sílvia Cristina Marceliano; Lisboa, Carolina Saraiva de Macedo; Souza, Déborah Brandão de; Mester, Ariela; Braga, Andréia Zambon; Strey, Artur Marques; Silva, Camila Sartori da

doi:10.1590/2237-6089-2014-0055

person Sílvia Cristina Marceliano Hallberg

schoolPsychologist. MSc candidate, Graduate Program in Psychology, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil. Member, Research Team on Interpersonal Relations and Violence: Clinical, Social, Educational and Virtual Contexts, PUCRS, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.

person Carolina Saraiva de Macedo Lisboa

schoolPsychologist. Professor, Graduate Program in Psychology, PUCRS, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil. Head, Research Team on Interpersonal Relations and Violence: Clinical, Social, Educational and Virtual Contexts, PUCRS, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

person Déborah Brandão de Souza

schoolPsychology student, Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS), São Leopoldo, RS, Brazil. Scholarship holder, Programa Institucional de Bolsas de Iniciação Científica (PIBIC), Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq). Member, Research Team on Interpersonal Relations and Violence: Clinical, Social, Educational and Virtual Contexts, PUCRS, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.

person Ariela Mester

schoolPsychologist. Member, Research Team on Interpersonal Relations and Violence: Clinical, Social, Educational and Virtual Contexts, PUCRS, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.

person Andréia Zambon Braga

schoolPsychology student. Member, Research Team on Interpersonal Relations and Violence: Clinical, Social, Educational and Virtual Contexts, PUCRS, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

person Artur Marques Strey

schoolPsychology student. Member, Research Team on Interpersonal Relations and Violence: Clinical, Social, Educational and Virtual Contexts, PUCRS, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

person Camila Sartori da Silva

schoolPsychology student. Member, Research Team on Interpersonal Relations and Violence: Clinical, Social, Educational and Virtual Contexts, PUCRS, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

Correspondence: Carolina Saraiva de Macedo Lisboa Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psicologia (PUCRS) Av. Ipiranga, 6681, prédio 11, sala 929, Partenon 90619-900 - Porto Alegre, RS - Brazil E-mail:
carolina.lisboa@pucrs.br

No conflicts of interest declared concerning the publication of this article.

Psychologist. MSc candidate, Graduate Program in Psychology, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil. Member, Research Team on Interpersonal Relations and Violence: Clinical, Social, Educational and Virtual Contexts, PUCRS, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.

Psychologist. Professor, Graduate Program in Psychology, PUCRS, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil. Head, Research Team on Interpersonal Relations and Violence: Clinical, Social, Educational and Virtual Contexts, PUCRS, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

Psychology student, Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS), São Leopoldo, RS, Brazil. Scholarship holder, Programa Institucional de Bolsas de Iniciação Científica (PIBIC), Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq). Member, Research Team on Interpersonal Relations and Violence: Clinical, Social, Educational and Virtual Contexts, PUCRS, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.

Psychologist. Member, Research Team on Interpersonal Relations and Violence: Clinical, Social, Educational and Virtual Contexts, PUCRS, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.

Psychology student. Member, Research Team on Interpersonal Relations and Violence: Clinical, Social, Educational and Virtual Contexts, PUCRS, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

Thematic axes	Objectives of the studies
A	To discuss, investigate, assess the efficacy of or develop techniques and psychotherapies (entire or partial, asymmetrical or symmetrical), via ICTs, for prevention, diagnosis or treatment of mental and behavioral disorders. Such as, for example, a study to assess the efficacy of online psychotherapy for depression.
B	To discuss, investigate, assess the efficacy of or develop techniques for counseling or psychological guidance via ICTs. Such as, for example, a study to evaluate the efficacy of a technique for counseling, via applications for cell phones, for prevention of relapses to tobacco use.
C	To discuss, investigate, assess the efficacy of or develop education, training or supervision of psychotherapists via ICTs. Such as, for example, a case study that discusses and reports on supervision of psychotherapists via the Internet.
D	To discuss prevention, diagnosis or treatment of addiction to Internet, video games, cell phones, social networks or other types of ICT. Such as, for example, a theoretical study about dependence on social networks.
E	To discuss or propose technical guidelines on the presence, use, management or impact of ICTs on conventional/face-to-face psychotherapy. Such as, for example, a case study discussing and describing the presence of cell phones during psychotherapy with adolescents.
F	To discuss or propose technical guidelines relating to ethical issues thrown up by use of ICTs by psychotherapists. Such as, for example, an article presenting recommended guidelines for maintaining professional limits in the use of social networks by psychotherapists

Technology	Frequency	Percentage valid
Internet	311	56.8
Internet and cell phones	17	3.1
Internet and social networks	6	1.1
Internet and video games and/or electronic games	3	0.5
Computer software	79	14.4
Not specified*	42	7.7
Virtual reality	24	4.4
Cell phones	21	3.8
Video conferencing	17	3.1
Video games and/or electronic games	15	2.7
Social networks	12	2.2
Robots	1	0.2
Total	548	100

Psychopathology	Frequency	Percentage valid
Not specified*	143	26.1
Depressive disorders	96	17.6
Anxiety disorders	96	17.6
Disorders related to substances and addictive disorders	77	14.0
More than one mental disorder^†	30	5.4
Disorders related to trauma and stressors	29	5.3
Eating disorders	23	4.2
Schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders	17	3.1
Obsessive-compulsive disorder and related disorders	17	3.1
Disruptive, impulse-control and conduct disorders	9	1.6
Bipolar disorder and related disorders	5	0.9
Neurocognitive disorders	4	0.7
Neurodevelopmental disorders	2	0.4
Total	548	100

[TFN01] ICTs = information and communication technologies.