Mental health professionals and policies: a descriptive study

• Published in: Online Brazilian Journal of Nursing Vol. 13; no. S1; p. 464
• Main Authors: Rangel, Clara Tavares, de Miranda, Francisco Arnoldo Nunes, Santos, Raionara Cristina de Araujo, Pessoa, Joao Mario, Jr, de Oliveira, Kalyane Kelly Duarte, Fernandes, Rafaella Leite
• Format: Journal Article Book Review
• Language: English
• Published: Niteroi Fluminense Federal University, Nursing Activities Interest Group 01-10-2014; Universidade Federal Fluminense, Mestrado Profissional em Enfermagem
• Subjects: Analysis; Medical law; Medical personnel; Mental health services; Practice; Brazil
• ISSN: 1676-4285; 1676-4285
• DOI: 10.5935/1676-4285.20145057

The Brazilian psychiatric reform proposes substitutive treatment in order to favor de-institutionalized practices. Based on that, it is important to know the practical spectrum of this new policy, as well as the opinions of the professionals involved. Aim: To analyze the policies of mental healthcare followed by the professionals who work in the psychosocial care network of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Norte (RN, in Portuguese). Method: This is a descriptive study, with a quantitative-qualitative approach, involving data obtained from questionnaires and interviews used in conjunction with professionals and coordinators of the public mental healthcare services in the Brazilian state of RN, respectively. The quantitative results will be analyzed with the support of SPSS software in terms of descriptive statistics; the qualitative data will be analyzed using ALCESTE software and other systems. It is expected that the results generated by these methods can contribute to professional practices and to the workings of the mental healthcare services in terms of the description of each, and the observation of possible issues in the process.