Abstract

NOGUEIRA, Anamaria Batista. Therapeutic accompaniment and its characteristics in Betim and Belo Horizonte. Psicol. rev. (Belo Horizonte) [online]. 2009, vol.15, n.2, pp. 204-222. ISSN 1677-1168.

After a bibliographic review of the history of Therapeutic Accompaniment (TA) and a research carried out with professionals of mental health by the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - UFMG (Federal University of Minas Gerais) in Belo Horizonte, a description of the TA purposes is provided from its origins to the present day.   The research took place in Belo Horizonte and Betim, cities known as references in the field and pioneer in promoting and applying this clinical technique in Minas Gerais State. One notices that there is as much progress as there are obstacles in TA clinical practice in mental health. Its function, theoretic tendencies, purposes and indications can work as reference to describe TA clinical practice in the present context.

Keywords : therapeutic accompaniment; psychosis; net public service.

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