Mental health in the Brazilian national health care system: An analysis of two realities

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Published: Jun 26, 2012
Issue: Vol. 30 No. 2 (2012)
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Keywords: mental health basic healthcare madness

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Rosane Neves
Magda Dimenstein
Simone Paulon
Henrique Nardi
Omar Alejandro Bravo
Vanessa Almira Brito de Medeiros Galvão
Ana Kalliny de Sousa Severo
Rafael Figueiró

Abstract

This article analyzes the procedures and the way of understanding and treating mental healthcare needs in the Family Health Strategy in two units of the basic healthcare network of the cities of Natal and Porto Alegre, Brazil. In the first stage of the research, in 2008, semi-structured interviews with the professionals of both healthcare units were conducted. 40 interviews were conducted in Natal, and 14 in Porto Alegre. In both units where research was conducted it was possible to observe the presence of preconceived representations about insanity as well as a strong tendency to solve mental healthcare needs through the simple administration of psychiatric medication. Based on these research results, it is necessary to invest in a mental healthcare policy in basic healthcare based on the creation of effective rapports between users and care givers, which also involves the reformulation of the internal procedures of the teams.
Author Biographies

Rosane Neves

Psicóloga, Doctora en Educación. Profesora Universidad Federal Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil/Depto de Psicologia. UFRGS, Instituto de Filosofia y Ciencias Humanas, Departamento de Psicología

Magda Dimenstein

Psicóloga. Doctora en Salud Mental. Profesora de la Universidad Federal de Rio Grande do Norte, Brasil/Depto de Psicología.

Simone Paulon

Psicóloga, Doctora en Psicología. Profesora Universidad Federal Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil/Depto de Psicologia. UFRGS, Instituto de Filosofia y Ciencias Humanas, Departamento de Psicología

Henrique Nardi

Psicólogo, Doctor en Sociología. Profesor Universidad Federal Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil/Depto de Psicologia. UFRGS, Instituto de Filosofia y Ciencias Humanas, Departamento de Psicología

Omar Alejandro Bravo

Doctor en Psicología. Profesor Departamento Estudios Psicológicos, Universidad Icesi, Cali.

Vanessa Almira Brito de Medeiros Galvão

Psicóloga. Mágister en Psicología. Profa. de la Universidad Potiguar/UNP, Brasil

Ana Kalliny de Sousa Severo

Psicóloga. Mágister en Psicología. Profa. de la Universidad Potiguar/UNP, Brasil

Rafael Figueiró

Psicólogo. Mágister en Psicología. Prof. de la Universidad Potiguar/UNP, Brasil

How to Cite
Neves, R., Dimenstein, M., Paulon, S., Nardi, H., Bravo, O. A., Brito de Medeiros Galvão, V. A., … Figueiró, R. (2012). Mental health in the Brazilian national health care system: An analysis of two realities. Avances En Psicología Latinoamericana, 30(2), 356–368. Retrieved from https://revistas.urosario.edu.co/index.php/apl/article/view/1503
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