Mental health practices in the family health strategy: an exploratory study

Martins, Álissan Karine Lima; Souza, Ângela Maria Alves e; Vieira, Neiva Francenely Cunha; Pinheiro, Patrícia Neyva da Costa; Braga, Violante Augusta Batista

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%T Mental health practices in the family health strategy: an exploratory study
%A Martins, Álissan Karine Lima
%A Souza, Ângela Maria Alves e
%A Vieira, Neiva Francenely Cunha
%A Pinheiro, Patrícia Neyva da Costa
%A Braga, Violante Augusta Batista
%J Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online
%N 1
%P 1905-1914
%V 7
%D 2015
%K primary health care; community mental health services
%@ 2175-5361
%> https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-54232-4
%X Objective: Understanding the procedures, actions and approaches used in mental health in primary care.
Method: a qualitative exploratory research developed with two teams from the Family Health Strategy in
Juazeiro do Norte-CE, Brazil, between May and June 2009, with the non-participant observation and semistructured
interviews. The study was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of the Federal University
of Ceará, CAAE N°16/09. Results: actions focused on mental health were shown to be related to the
prescription of psychotropic drugs, the referral of cases to the clinic and home visits by community health
workers. In the service, the Support Center for Family Health assumed a modest role, with individual
consultations and few group activities. Conclusion: thus, it was observed in the practices of professionals
from the Family Health Strategy the predominance of procedures for care under a reduced vision of
health, focusing on the individual and on the injury, distinguishing from the proposals of collective and
comprehensive care proposed by the community care model.
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