A HUMANIZED MULTIPROFESSIONAL VIEW ON THE TREATMENT OF DRUG DEPENDENTS IN A PSYCHIATRIC WARD OF A GENERAL HOSPITAL IN PARANÁ

Abstract

This paper suggests a treatment proposal fordrug dependents of the psychiatric ward of a main Hospital,more specifically the “Santa Casa de Irati” – Paraná State/Brazil, which is a reference for other eight neighboringmunicipalities. The purpose is to inform about the workwhich has been developed in the drug dependence area ingeneral hospitals. Therefore, a therapeutic plan waselaborated in order to enable health care workers to actproperly during outbursts, prevent relapses and alsocontribute for a short-term rehabilitation, working togetherwith the patient’s relatives. In order to support this proposal,data of alcohol and drug dependent patients were collectedin 2002, along with a literature review to outline the profileof those patients who search for this service.

Keywords

• Humanizing
• Psychetric reform
• Street drugs