ASSAD, Francine Baltazar    PEDRAO, Luiz Jorge. The meaning of having a mental disorder: contributions from everyday spontaneous theater. SMAD, Rev. Eletrônica Saúde Mental Álcool Drog. (Ed. port.) []. 2011, 7, 2, pp.92-97. ISSN 1806-6976.

Everyday spontaneous theater is a great tool in care delivery to patients with mental disorders. This study aimed to understand the meaning of being a mental disorder patient for people with this disorder. Therefore, four mental disorder patients participated in four meetings, where they dramatized scenes of their own daily life, registered through photographs, interviews and statements, categorized in themes related to family, prejudice, fear and cause of being a mental disorder patient. Analysis of the material permitted considering everyday spontaneous theater as an important tool, which permits re-significations and contributes in psychosocial rehabilitation.

: Mental Disorders; Mental Health; Rehabilitation; Occupational Therapy.

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