LUTO MATERNO NA PERSPECTIVA DA TERAPIA COGNITIVO-COMPORTAMENTAL

Abstract

Finitude marks human existence. Death, although natural, generates feelings related to loss, longing, melancholy, etc. Mourning is culturally more significant and painful for mothers who, at some point in their lives, find themselves in a position to deal with the death of their beloved son/daughter. About this, this article proposes to think about the effectiveness of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for bereaved mothers to be able to experience grief and treat comorbidities of pathological grief. For that, a bibliographical analysis was used, through a bibliographical revision and verification of clinical case studies. It appears that the results shown in case studies within CBT with bereaved mothers corroborate the relevance and vitality of this approach in helping these women.