Grupos musicais em saúde mental: Atores em ação no cenário da reforma psiquiátrica no Rio de Janeiro/Brasil

Abstract

This article explores the creation of music groups among users of mental health services in the city of Rio de Janeiro. The research has been guided by certain questions, namely: a) the relationship between these music groups and other group treatment methods, such as music therapy, b) how the groups deal with the social inclusion of the users of these services; c) how the groups manage income from CDs and shows; d) the visibility of the groups on television, in the press and in other media and the effects of this visibility. The fieldwork was undertaken using actor-network theory as a reference point and was limited to two music groups: Sistema Nervoso Alterado and Harmonia Enlouquece. The conclusion suggests that the emergence of these music groups is linked to the scenario of psychiatric reform and that their practices may lead to problematizing and challenging the stigma of insanity.

Keywords

• actor-network theory
• Brazil
• mental health
• music therapy
• psychiatric reform
• social integration