THE CONTRIBUTION OF COMMUNITY THERAPY IN THE HEALTH-SICKNESS PROCESS

• Published in: Cogitare enfermagem Vol. 16; no. 4; pp. 682 - 688
• Main Authors: Gleci Mery Leite de Souza, Priscilla Maria de Castro Silva, Elisângela Braga de Azevedo, Maria Oliveira Ferreira Filha, Vagna Cristina Leite Silva, Lawrencita Limeira Espinola
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universidade Federal do Paraná 01-12-2011
• Subjects: Mental health; Nursing in community health; Therapy
• ISSN: 1414-8536; 2176-9133
• DOI: 10.5380/ce.v16i4.23030

This study aimed to investigate the contribution of community therapy in the health-sickness process of the service users, from the point of view of the health professionals. It is an exploratory-descriptive study, whose research sample was made up of three health professionals including one nurse. The empirical material was produced via a semi-structured interview and was analysed by Bardin’s analysis, with the following categories emerging: Community Therapy in the health-sickness process: Therapy as a space for talking and listening: Difficulties in the implementation of the therapy: Contributions of Community Therapy for psychotropic drug users: and Community Therapy as a synonym for holistic treatment. It was ascertained that by utilizing attentive speaking and listening in a Community Therapy setting, health professionals can find evidence of and prevent psychiatric suffering.