On main purpose of scientific production analysis, published in the period between 1998-2007, on the subject of psychotherapy, take into consideration: distribution of publications year by year; regular advisers; quantity and gender of authors; types of research; focus on the theory of the productions; institutional affiliation of the authors and strategies for psychological evaluation. The body is constituted by articles published in scientific periods, indexed to the PePsic databases (N=117) was obtained by the time the word "psychotherapy" was used. The analysis presented is quantitative. Authors of the productions are, mainly, the feminine sex. There were a higher number of theoretical works. Five from the regular advisers own 50.5% of the entirely searched production. Psychoanalytic approach had more theoretical dominance. Most authors are affiliated to Brazilian institutions, which are concentrated in the southeast region. There were a higher prevalence for the use of interviews and scales as assessments strategies.
clinical psychology; theoretical models; metascience; scientific literature; scientific speech
