CRISTO, Dorotéa Albuquerque de. Therapeutic group at CAPS: care to men with mental suffering and history of violence. []. , 4, 2, pp.61-70. ISSN 2175-2591.

The present report discusses an experiment of group psychological work with 10 men showing mental suffering and violent behavior. Was held in a Center for psychosocial care (CAPS) in the metropolitan region of Belém and lasted six years (2005 to 2011). This group aimed to care to men with sexual and physical violence, in different contexts (home, work, etc.) and that have been diagnosed as suffering from some serious mental suffering. The work aimed a comprehensive treatment approach the user and ways to prevent future acts of violence. In this sense it is important to highlight that it is not a look just for the pathological aspect of violence, but also a look at the person who uses it as a form of relationship with the world and the possibilities of ressignification of these relationships.

: violence; men; mental health; groups.

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