Mental health consultation-liaison from the perspective of the primary health care team

Authors

  • Ana Carolina Guidorizzi Zanetti Universidade de São Paulo. Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto
  • Sueli Aparecida Frari Galera Universidade de São Paulo. Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto
  • Jacqueline de Souza Universidade de São Paulo. Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto
  • Kelly Graziani Giacchero Vedana Universidade de São Paulo. Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto
  • Edilaine Cristina da Silva Gherardi-Dona Universidade de São Paulo. Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto
  • Margarita Antonia Villar Luis Universidade de São Paulo. Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto
  • Lisa Laredo de Camargo Universidade de São Paulo. Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto
  • João Mazzoncini de Azevedo Marques Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1806-6976.smad.2019.151548

Keywords:

Mental Health, Primary Health Care, Family Health Strategy, Family Health

Abstract

Objective: analyze the consulting and liaison activities carried out by professionals specialized in mental health from the perspective of the PHC. Method: an exploratory study, realized in five Family Health centers, in a municipality in the countryside of São Paulo, in 2010. Data were collected through interviews, which were submitted to content analysis. Results: as consultationliaison activities were shown as a space for mutual learning between specialists in psychiatry and mental health and PHC teams. Conclusion: it is recommended to increase the number of activities that articulate mental health actions with PHC, such as consultation and liaison, in order to favor the sensitivity of the teams to the demands of mental health in the PHC and consolidation of the integral care.

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Published

2019-11-06

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 3 (2019)

Section

Original Article

How to Cite

Zanetti, A. C. G., Galera, S. A. F., Souza, J. de, Vedana, K. G. G., Gherardi-Dona, E. C. da S., Luis, M. A. V., Camargo, L. L. de, & Marques, J. M. de A. (2019). Mental health consultation-liaison from the perspective of the primary health care team. SMAD Revista Eletrônica Saúde Mental Álcool E Drogas (Edição Em Português), 15(3), 1-8. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1806-6976.smad.2019.151548