Abstract

MENDES, Bruna Elisa Maestrelli et al. Therapeutic monitoring in primary health care: Strategies for caring for hoarding disorders. Psicol. clin. [online]. 2022, vol.34, n.2, pp. 269-287. ISSN 0103-5665.  http://dx.doi.org/10.33208/PC1980-5438v0034n02A03.

The extension project "Therapeutic Monitoring in Mental Health: support for inclusion and daily life (re)construction", resulting from a partnership between the Mental Health Directorship of Curitiba and the departments of Psychology, Occupational Therapy, and Nursing of the Federal University of Paraná, aimed to offer Therapeutic Monitoring to users of the mental health services of the city, with a specific application to compulsive hoarders. The present study aims to report on the experience of the therapeutic monitoring carried out in this project, in order to discuss the potential of this clinical device in the management of an animal hoarding case. For data collection, this study used field diaries kept by the therapeutic monitors involved in the case. The notes were taken as objective descriptions of the situations and personal and group reflections of the professionals that followed the case. After analyzing and categorizing the data, it was concluded that the approach of the person with hoarding disorder has distinct particularities that highlight the importance of care and networking. In addition, therapeutic monitoring may be an important resource in the management of hoarding cases and a catalyst for the networking, prompting singular and strategic actions.

Keywords : mental health; primary health care; compulsive hoarding; hoarding disorder; therapeutic monitoring.

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