Acessibilidade / Reportar erro

Drug therapy for people with mental disorders in the view of nursing professionals

La terapéutica medicamentosa a personas con trastorno mental desde la perspectiva de los profesionales de enfermería

Abstract

Objective:

To identify the perception of nursing professionals about drug therapy for people with mental disorders.

Methods:

An exploratory qualitative research was carried out in four Psychosocial Care Centers of Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil. Data, collected from January to March 2015 using an individual semi-structured interview applied to 56 nursing professionals, were submitted to qualitative data analysis and interpretation as proposed by Creswell.

Results:

The data were organized into three thematic categories: drug therapy improves the life of the person with a mental disorder; negative and positive consequences related to drug therapy; and drug therapy as one of the resources needed to treat mental health.

Conclusion:

Nursing staff perceive the importance of medications as a resource to treat people with mental disorders as psychotropic drugs minimize he acute symptoms of disorders and improve living conditions when associated with other therapeutic resources.

Keywords:
Nursing, Team; Mental Health; Mental Disorders; Psychotropic Drugs

Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro Rua Afonso Cavalcanti, 275, Cidade Nova, 20211-110 - Rio de Janeiro - RJ - Brasil, Tel: +55 21 3398-0952 e 3398-0941 - Rio de Janeiro - RJ - Brazil
E-mail: annaneryrevista@gmail.com