Cogitare Enfermagem (Nov 2022)

PROTOCOLS FOR MENTAL HEALTH CARE IN PRIMARY-LEVEL SERVICES: SUBSIDIES FOR TRANSFORMING THE ASSISTANCE PROVIDED

  • Gisele Fernandes Tarma Cordeiro,
  • Tatiana Marques dos Santos,
  • Rosa Gomes dos Santos Ferreira,
  • Ana Paula Freitas Guljor,
  • Angela Aparecida Peters,
  • Maria Angélica de Almeida Peres

DOI
https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v27i0.88143
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 27, no. 0

Abstract

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Objective: to analyze the repercussions on mental health care due to the implementation of Care Conduct Protocols in a Basic Health Unit from Juiz de Fora (Minas Gerais – Brazil). Method: a historical-social study carried out in 2018, having as direct sources written documents and oral testimonies analyzed according to the assumptions of the Psychiatric Reform. Results: the following categories are presented: a) Reorganization of mental health care through the implementation of Conduct Protocols; b) Referral and counter-referral process between Basic Health Units and specialized mental health care services; and c) Transformation of mental health care. Conclusion: the protocols organized the mental health care network, supporting multiprofessional training, introducing Primary Health Care as a gateway to welcoming, treatment and monitoring in territorial mental health.

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