Abstract

BATISTA TAVARES DOS SANTOS, Cátia; FERNANDA KRATOCHWILL DE OLIVEIRA**, Thaissa  and  MIRANDA, Lilian. Study of the demand of a Psychosocial Care Center of a midsize city: images of the challenges of the Brazilian Psychiatric Reform. IGT rede [online]. 2013, vol.10, n.19, pp. 250-266. ISSN 1807-2526.

The present study is part of a research which studies the functioning of the mental health care network in a city belonging to the Baixada Fluminense region. The objectives are to understand and characterize the demand being met by the Psychosocial Care Center (CAPS) in a 16 months period and to discuss the challenges of implementing qualified assistance directed by the Psychiatric Reform principles. A qualitative method was used with a methodological strategy of document analysis. Results: The team receives an excessive number of new patients, preserves the doctor centered attention model and shows no joint work with the primary attention system. Conclusion: There are important challenges to be faced by the health network, such as the referral of any kind o psychic suffering to CAPS. The Reforma Psiquiátrica's effective implementation demands mental health issues to be rediscussed in various society sectors regarding the production and confrontation of psychic suffering.

Keywords : Mental Health; Psychiatric Reform; Psychosocial Care Center.

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