Abstract

PORTO, Madge. Violence against women and psychological treatment: the view of municipal administrators of the public health system - SUS. Psicol. cienc. prof. [online]. 2006, vol.26, n.3, pp. 426-439. ISSN 1414-9893.

The aim of this study is to present what the municipal administrators think about the Brazilian public health system in regard to psychological attention given to women in situation of violence. One result points the need, as perceived by the administrators themselves, for the work of psychologists in the context of violence against women. This is understood as a fundamental intervention. However, psychological treatment appears in insolated instances and is not linked to any broad-scope mental health municipal policy.

Keywords : Violence against women; Psychology; Mental health; Municipal administration and health system.

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