Potencialidades e limites da saúde mental na atenção básica no município de Barretos

Abstract

This study, exploratory qualitative approach and field had as main objective to analyze attention to mental health in the context of family health. Broke up the assumption that the professionals of family health teams are links in mental health care and can contribute to the process of consolidation of the new model on health care. Through the interview structured way seeks to meet the conceptions that these healthcare professionals has on mental health in integral care to the health of an individual and the family; identify how inserts the mental health care in basic care and examine the possibilities of integration of mental health in the construction of the Network Agent entities of care. This analysis took in the whole of the careful, using also the literature of the Ministry of health about the inclusion of mental health in basic care, especially with respect to the guidelines and principles of the SUS, of the Brazilian psychiatric reform and health care networks family. Were identified two categories containing three subcategories each. The results suggest that the conceptions of mental health and care professionals integral are permeated by a sense of normality conducive to ability Resolutive of life's problems; ability to conduct life without taking medication and ability of the person to keep balanced. When mental health is understood as something that is not part of the human being the possible actions to be developed in basic care become insufficient in the face of the idea that this kind of care requires specialized interventions. You can realize that the care model developed in basic care ancora in health professional and not on needs that accompany the users. Viewed the lack of knowledge of the professionals who work in basic attention on services and expert assistance on mental health, a fact which brings harm to the scope of a network agent entities. The analysis showed reports that value the bond and mutual trust as allies on proposals for care, maintenance treatment, and early identification of problems related to mental health of users. The training and/or approximation of teams that specialize in mental health with basic care is seen as instrumental in increasing resolubilidade, decrease the feeling of impotence and diminishing existing pent-up demand in specialized services. Are still some potential that you can achieve with the Network Agent entities.