Psychological care for women in situations of domestic violence in Brazil: an integrative review

Abstract

Considering the psychological damage caused by the different forms of violence suffered by women and the contributions of psychology to reduce these damages. The present study aimed to identify the possibilities of psychological intervention aimed at overcoming the different forms of domestic violence suffered by women, based on an integrative literature review. The bibliographic survey was conducted in the VHL Brazil database, considering only articles published after the year of the promulgation of the Maria da Penha Law, that is, from the year 2007 to 2019. 10 articles were selected that presented or proposed some type of psychological intervention used to care for women in situations of domestic violence, in which interventions of three types were identified: reflective groups, psychological shifts and interdisciplinary care.