Psychiatric reform in the state of Ceará: a case description

Authors

  • Polyana Alexandre Rolim Pontes Universidade Federal do Ceará
  • Maria de Nazaré de Oliveira Fraga Universidade Federal do Ceará

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11691997000500006

Keywords:

psychiatric reform, mental health service, interdisciplinary studies

Abstract

By employing systematic and nonparticipating observation, the research aimed at studying the operation of a new mental health service in the state of Ceará, Brazil, and obtaining indicators of its continuity and stability. It was concluded that the service is still trying to find its field of action, opposing to unnecessary psychiatric hospitalization but the excessive number of patients the small number of professionals living at the place and the unrealiable job contract jeopardize its future.

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Published

1997-05-01

Issue

Vol. 5 (1997): Número Especial

Section

Original Articles

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How to Cite

Psychiatric reform in the state of Ceará: a case description. (1997). Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 5(spe), 45-50. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11691997000500006