Abstract

SILVEIRA, Tatiane Britto da et al. The invisibility of psychological violence against children. J. Hum. Growth Dev. [online]. 2016, vol.26, n.3, pp. 345-351. ISSN 0104-1282.  http://dx.doi.org/10.7322/jhgd.122818.

INTRODUCTION: Domestic violence is a social and public health problem and its rates are currently increasing. It is present in all social classes, ethnicities and educational levels OBJECTIVE: To analyse the actions done by health professionals who work in Basic Health Units (BHUs) to recognise cases of psychological violence against children METHODS: This is a qualitative, descriptive and exploratory study. It used an analysis of the thematic data content. Interviews were conducted with 24 professionals working in BHUs in a city in southern Brazil RESULTS: It was observed that physical symptoms are prioritised and there is an underestimation of mental health issues, especially those relating to psychological violence CONCLUSIONS: It was identified that professionals from the BHUs cannot intervene effectively because of the difficulty in identifying cases of domestic violence and their lack of training for dealing with cases of violence against children OBJETIVO: Identificar as ações utilizadas pelos profissionais de saúde que trabalham nas Unidades Básicas Saúde da Família (UBSFs) para reconhecer os casos de violência psicológica contra a criança

Keywords : violence; mental health; child health public policy.

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