Psychiatric reform in Brazil: contextualization and consequences regarding the care for the mentally ill in their family environment

Authors

  • Alda Martins Gonçalves UFMG; Escola de Enfermagem
  • Roseni Rosângela de Sena UFMG; Escola de Enfermagem

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692001000200007

Keywords:

psychiatric reform, care givers

Abstract

This work analyzes the consequences of the Brazilian psychiatric reform to the care provided to the mentally ill in their family environment. It is a descriptive and exploratory study based on a qualitative approach, using the historical-dialectic materialism as its theoretical and methodological framework. The subjects of the research were 11 women that provided care to mentally ill persons. The analysis of their discourses revealed unique aspects related to caring for the mentally ill in their family environment and the difficulties resulting from the process of institutionalization of the mentally ill. The conclusion is that women who provide care for the mentally ill have an important social role that is indispensable to the consolidation of the psychiatric reform in the country.

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Published

2001-04-01

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 2 (2001)

Section

Original Articles

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How to Cite

Gonçalves, A. M., & Sena, R. R. de. (2001). Psychiatric reform in Brazil: contextualization and consequences regarding the care for the mentally ill in their family environment. Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 9(2), 48-55. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692001000200007