Abstract

SEI, Maíra Bonafé; TREVISAN, Felipe Montes; SKITNEVSKY, Beatriz  and  TSUJIGUCHI, Izabella. Characterization of adult users of a psychology school service in Paraná State. Mental [online]. 2022, vol.14, n.25, pp. 1-18. ISSN 1679-4427.

It is observed that the demand for psychotherapy in Psychology school services is intense, and it is pertinent to characterize the public that requests some type of psychological care. Thus, the objective was to survey the sociodemographic data and complaints of the adult population who underwent a screening interview at the Psychological Clinic of the State University of Londrina, from 2015 to July 2017. This is a descriptive study characterized as a documentary retrospective research. Through this study, it was noticed that the predominant age group corresponds to users between 18 and 27 years old, female and with clinical complaints related to anxiety, depression and family relationships. Such results allow the improvement of psychological care provided, contributing to a psychotherapeutic service closer to the real demands of the population served.

Keywords : School service; Characterization of users; Psychological support; Mental health.

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