Abstract

BIELLI, Andrea et al. Social stereotyping in public health professionals of Uruguay on benzodiazepine use. Psicol. pesq. [online]. 2015, vol.9, n.2, pp. 159-169. ISSN 1982-1247.  http://dx.doi.org/10.5327/Z1982-1247201500020006.

This article presents the results of a qualitative study that aimed at analyzing the role of controversy on the clinical utility of benzodiazepines in clinical practices of General Medicine, Psychiatry and Psychology of public health services in Uruguay. Themethodology associated the conduction of in depth interviews with discussion groups and a documental review. It is seen a shift from the substance assessment (positive or negative) to the assessment of the benzodiazepine use by physicians and users, thus moralizing their behavior. Stereotyping and moralizing processes of the patients' behavior were identifid among diffrent health professionals, which make the clinical practice and the act of prescribing more complex, hindering the chance of visualizing alternatives to the use of benzodiazepines.

Keywords : benzodiazepines; health professionals; stereotypes.

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