The impact of physical therapy in the psychosocial rehabilitation of carriers of mental disorders

Abstract

There are many body compromises from mental disorder and somatic treatments. This study had the objective of showing the contribution of physical therapy in the minimization of these compromises in the psychosocial rehabilitation of carriers of mental disorders. A total of 24 physical therapy sessions were made, with 15 carriers of mental disorders that offered statements. The results show that the physical therapy contributed minimizing the body compromises caused by the mental disorders, and by the somatic treatments, promoted physical and psychic benefits, favored the interaction and friendly relations, allowing the conclusion that it, the physical therapy, enabled relationships, and therefore, created more possibilities of psychosocial rehabilitation.