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Mental health policy in the context of psychiatric hospitals: Challenges and perspectives* * This study was originated from the doctoral thesis “Perfis e práticas de profissionais de saúde mentais em hospitais psiquiátricos,” submitted to the doctoral program in nursing at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (PPGEnf-UFRN) in 2014.

Abstract

Objective:

To analyze the study participants' opinions on mental health policy, in the context of psychiatric hospitals.

Methods:

This was a qualitative study with 60 healthcare professionals, all of whom had higher education degrees, undertaken in two large psychiatric hospitals from June to October 2014. Data were collected by means of a questionnaire, transcribed and processed with Alceste software, and interpreted using Bardin's thematic content analysis.

Results:

In public mental health care policies on psychiatric hospitals, there is a confluence of critical and complex scenarios that directly reflect on the work of mental health care professionals, ranging from institutional macro-political to actual care, developed in the daily life of this service.

Conclusion:

The results of this study reinforce the need for humanized mental health care, and intersectoral dialogue on the actions developed in this field.

Keywords:
Mental health services; Health policy; Human resources; Mental health

Resumo

Objetivo:

Analisar a opinião de profissionais sobre a política de saúde mental no contexto do hospital psiquiátrico.

Métodos:

Estudo qualitativo, realizado com 60 profissionais de nível superior em dois macro-hospitais psiquiátricos, no período de junho a outubro de 2014. Coletaram-se os dados por meio de um questionário, os quais foram transcritos, processados através do software ALCESTE e interpretados à luz da análise de conteúdo temática de Bardin.

Resultados:

No campo das políticas públicas em saúde mental voltadas ao hospital psiquiátrico, sinaliza-se a confluência de cenários críticos e complexos que refletem diretamente na atuação dos profissionais, que vão desde aspectos ligados à macropolítica institucional, até a própria assistência desenvolvida no cotidiano desse serviço.

Conclusão:

Reforça-se a necessidade do cuidado humanizado em saúde mental e do diálogo intersetorial no conjunto de ações desenvolvidas nessa área.

Palavras-chave:
Serviços de Saúde Mental; Política de Saúde; Recursos Humanos; Saúde Mental

Resumen

Objetivo:

Analizar la opinión de profesionales sobre la política de salud mental en el contexto del hospital psiquiátrico.

Métodos:

Estudio cualitativo, realizado con 60 profesionales de nivel superior en dos macros hospitales psiquiátricos, en el período de junio a octubre de 2014. Se colectaran los datos a través de un cuestionario, los cuales fueron transcritos, procesados por el software Alceste e interpretado a la luz del análisis de contenido temático de Bardin.

Resultados:

En el campo de las políticas públicas en salud mental dirigidos al hospital psiquiátrico, la señalización de la confluencia de escenarios críticos y complejos que reflejen directamente en la actuación de los profesionales, que van desde aspectos conectados a la macropolítica institucional hasta la propia asistencia desarrollada en el cotidiano de este servicio.

Conclusión:

Se refuerza la necesidad del cuidado humanizado en salud mental y el diálogo intersectorial en el conjunto de acciones desarrolladas en esta área.

Palabras clave:
Servicios de Salud Mental; Política de Salud; Recursos Humanos; Salud Mental

INTRODUCTION

In Brazil, the Psychiatric Reform process began in the 1970s. It was inspired by Italian Democratic Psychiatry, and shared ideals with the Brazilian Health Reform, in a broad and challenging political, economic, legal, social and cultural movement, to change and transition towards a national health care model based on constitutional guarantees. This process led to changes in public policies in the field of mental health, reinforcing deinstitutionalization as an important guiding axis of management in mental health, with a view towards improving the quality of life of people with mental disorders during their rehabilitation, and participation of patients' families11 Duarte SL, Garcia MLT. Reforma psiquiátrica: trajetória de redução dos leitos psiquiátricos no Brasil. Emancipação. 2013;13(1):39-54.,22 Ministério da Saúde (BR). Saúde Mental em dados - 12. Informativo eletrônico 5(9). Brasília: Ministério da Saúde; 2012..

In the course of implementation of new policies, legal instruments emerged that gave value to successful experiences for elimination of the asylum model in the country. In recent years, with law nº 10216/2001 (also known as the Reform Law) and institution of the National Mental Health Policy (PNSM, as per its acronym in Portuguese), a humanized model of comprehensive mental health care in the public network was built, which moved the focus from being solely on hospitalization for treatment of users11 Duarte SL, Garcia MLT. Reforma psiquiátrica: trajetória de redução dos leitos psiquiátricos no Brasil. Emancipação. 2013;13(1):39-54.,33 Pitta AMF. Um balanço da reforma psiquiátrica brasileira: instituições, atores e políticas. Cienc. Saúde Colet. [Online]. 2011; [citado 10 fev 2015];16(12): 4579-89. Disponível: http://www.scielo.br/pdf/csc/v16n12/02.pdf
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In this context, the psychosocial care network (RAPS, as per its acronym in Portuguese) was deployed, composed of strategic outpatient care services, including psychosocial care centers (CAPS, as per its acronym in Portuguese), day hospitals, therapeutic residences and mental health outpatient clinics. The RAPS strives for interdisciplinary care (by nurses, physicians, psychologists, occupational therapists, etc.), with diverse interdisciplinary therapeutic activities aimed at reinserting patients with mental illness into family life and society44 Canabrava DS, Souza TS, Fogaça MM, Guimarães AN, Borille DC, Villela JC et al. Tratamento em saúde mental: estudo documental da legislação federal do surgimento do Brasil até 1934. Rev Eletr Enf. [Online]. 2010;[citado 10 fev 2015];12(1):170-6. Disponível: http://www.fen.ufg.br/fen_revista/v12/n1/pdf/v12n1a21.pdf
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,55 Furegato ARF, Galera SAF, Pillon SC, Cardoso L. Characterizing mental healthcare service teams. Revista de Salud Publica [online]. 2010; [citado 10 fev 2015];12(5):732-43. Disponível: http://www.scielosp.org/pdf/rsap/v14n6/v14n6a04.pdf
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To strengthen the process of deinstitutionalization of patients with a long history of psychiatric hospitalization, and reinforce Law nº 10.2016, psychiatric hospitals have been restructured and evaluated through reduced number of beds and admissions, or migration of beds from larger to smaller hospitals22 Ministério da Saúde (BR). Saúde Mental em dados - 12. Informativo eletrônico 5(9). Brasília: Ministério da Saúde; 2012.. This movement encouraged the expansion of outpatient community-based services in municipalities that replaced the hospital-centric model, with its history, architecture and operation embodying a legacy of suffering, pain, punishment and surveillance, with no psychotherapeutic coherence.

It is recommended that management of crisis and emergency situations for users with acute psychological symptoms occur in psychosocial care centers CAPS III, which provide continuous care, including in emergency situations, or the CAPS for alcohol and drugs (CAPS AD III), and general hospitals, with the support of follow-up care services. Currently in Brazil, there are 3,910 psychiatry beds in 646 general hospitals22 Ministério da Saúde (BR). Saúde Mental em dados - 12. Informativo eletrônico 5(9). Brasília: Ministério da Saúde; 2012.,66 Barros S, Salles M. Gestão da atenção à saúde mental no Sistema Único de Saúde. Rev. Esc. Enferm. USP [online]. 2011 Dez.[citado 2015 fev 10];45(2):1780-5. Disponível: http://www.scielo.br/pdf/reeusp/v45nspe2/25.pdf
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In this new understanding, the PNSM emphasizes that crisis and emergency mental health care should be articulated with other strategic partners such as primary care. In addition, it strengthens the work and expansion of the CAPS III and psychiatric beds in general hospitals, in lieu of long-term hospitalization in psychiatric hospitals, considering the need to offer treatment modalities and increasingly qualify services so as to ensure comprehensive mental health care to the population throughout the national territory, in the perspective of psychosocial care22 Ministério da Saúde (BR). Saúde Mental em dados - 12. Informativo eletrônico 5(9). Brasília: Ministério da Saúde; 2012.,44 Canabrava DS, Souza TS, Fogaça MM, Guimarães AN, Borille DC, Villela JC et al. Tratamento em saúde mental: estudo documental da legislação federal do surgimento do Brasil até 1934. Rev Eletr Enf. [Online]. 2010;[citado 10 fev 2015];12(1):170-6. Disponível: http://www.fen.ufg.br/fen_revista/v12/n1/pdf/v12n1a21.pdf
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Among Brazilian states and regions, political and economic asymmetries and impasses are circumscribed and even linked to public management, in the process of expansion of specialized services for mental health crises and emergencies77 Lobosque AM. Debatendo alguns desafios da Reforma Psiquiátrica brasileira. Cienc. Saúde Colet. [Online]. 2011 Dez.[citado 2015 jan 10];16(12):4590-2. Disponível: http://www.scielosp.org/pdf/csc/v16n12/03.pdf
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,88 Pessoa Júnior JM, Nóbrega VK, Miranda FAN. Extinção de um serviço psiquiátrico intermediário e as repercussões na atenção à saúde mental. Cienc Cuid Saude. 2011; 10(3):578-84.. This mode of care faces challenges such as shortage of qualified professionals; adherence of mental health professionals in the composition of daily and weekly teams, due to the cost or professional market conditions; and the cost of creating and maintaining this health care service, which involves cooperation between federal and municipal managers99 Luzio CA, L'abbate S. A atenção em saúde mental em municípios de pequeno e médio portes: ressonâncias da reforma psiquiátrica. Ciên Saúde Colet [online]. 2009; [citado 2015 jan 10];14(1):105-16. Disponível: http://www.scielo.br/pdf/csc/v14n1/a16v14n1.pdf
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Faced with the challenges of deploying the crisis and emergency mental health care network, psychiatric hospital beds are used when necessary, the mode of care that still predominates in these hospitals, even though it is less favorable under current policies11 Duarte SL, Garcia MLT. Reforma psiquiátrica: trajetória de redução dos leitos psiquiátricos no Brasil. Emancipação. 2013;13(1):39-54.,44 Canabrava DS, Souza TS, Fogaça MM, Guimarães AN, Borille DC, Villela JC et al. Tratamento em saúde mental: estudo documental da legislação federal do surgimento do Brasil até 1934. Rev Eletr Enf. [Online]. 2010;[citado 10 fev 2015];12(1):170-6. Disponível: http://www.fen.ufg.br/fen_revista/v12/n1/pdf/v12n1a21.pdf
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. In this sense, the important role of healthcare professionals working in psychiatric hospitals is recognized, because they live with paradigmatic, structural, operational and doctrinal changes, changes in flow of practices with the adoption of other services, and the idea of the progressive phasing out of this institution, coupled with misunderstanding and lack of professional recognition by other professionals in the public health care network.

Thus, there is a need to broaden the debate on current policies and process of structuring services in the context of the Psychiatric Reform by means of professional experience in the hospital model, by raising the following question: what are the opinions of health professionals on mental health policy in the context of psychiatric hospitals? The aim of this study was to analyze the opinions of mental health care professionals on mental health policy in the context of psychiatric hospitals.

METHODS

This was an exploratory and descriptive qualitative study, approved by the research ethics committee of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte under protocol nº 508.43/2014, CAAE: 25851913.7.0000.5537. The study adhered to ethical principles in research, and the Council of National Health Resolution Nº 466, 12 of December 2012, by which all participants signed a free and informed consent form.

Data were collected from June to October of 2014, in two public psychiatric hospitals in the northeastern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Norte. One of the hospitals was located in the capital city Natal, and had 130 beds, and a mean admission rate of 764 patients per month. The other hospital was located in the interior of the same state, had 200 beds, and admitted a mean of 160 patients per month. In order to include a greater number of study participants, in all professional categories with higher education degrees in both hospitals, 60 professionals participated in the study, including 22 nurses, 9 social workers, 15 psychologists, 3 physicians, 9 occupational therapists and 2 physical education trainers.

A self-applicable questionnaire was used for data collection, which contained questions on social, political and demographic aspects of mental health and psychiatric reform in care (comment on national policy in the institutional context; talk about work relationships and work by professionals). Inclusion criteria for participants were being a professional with a higher education degree, with an effective association with the public mental health service, and at least six months of experience, and who provided care to users and their families.

A database was compiled with the participants' responses to the questionnaire, which were processed using Alceste 4.81010 Azevedo DM, Costa RKS, Miranda FAN. Use of the alceste in the analysis of qualitative data: contributions to researches in nursing. J Nurs UFPE [periódico na internet]. 2013 July;[citado 2015 jan 10];4(esp):5015-22. Disponível: http://www.revista.ufpe.br/revistaenfermagem/index.php/revista/article/download/3297/6801
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software, by means of preparation of the corpus required by the informational program that performs lexical analysis of a set of texts, according to the five steps described in Figure 1.

Figure 1
Description of the steps of corpus analysis by Alceste. Natal, 2014. Created by the authors.

Classes 1 and 4 were used for this study, as they specifically have content on mental health policy in the hospital context. In the phase of treatment by the software of the findings obtained, the phases of content analysis were followed1111 Bardin L. Análise de Conteúdo. Lisboa (POR): Edições 70; 2009.: i) pre-analysis: moment of reading and development of the analysis plan; ii) treatment of the material: coding of statements relevant to the purpose of the study through use of Alceste 4.8; iii) interpretation of the findings, categorizing them for final analysis. In the final analysis, the data were subjected to exhaustive and interpretive reading according to Bardin's thematic content analysis1111 Bardin L. Análise de Conteúdo. Lisboa (POR): Edições 70; 2009.. In order to ensure anonymity and confidentiality of participants, excerpts of their statements were identified with the capital letter P, followed by the sequential numbering of study participants.

RESULTS

The majority of study participants were female, aged 50 to 59 years, with 34 years of training and 35 years of work in mental health. Moreover, 12 participants had an educational major in mental health (Table 1).

Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics and training of psychiatric hospital professionals. Rio Grande do Norte, 2014

In the process of structuring and organizing data, two main themes were developed to present the findings (Tables 2 and 3). In Theme A, Aspects of mental health policy in the psychiatric hospital, two sub-themes were obtained: A.1 Institutional policy management; and A.2, Political barriers for the team, as shown in Table 2.

Table 2
Thematic axis A - Therapeutic monitoring
Table 3
Thematic axis B - Aspects of mental health policy in the psychiatric hospital

In the subtheme A.1, Institutional policy management, the aspects linked to the political field and health care management reflected in psychiatric hospitals were identified, such as: lack of management in public health; scarcity of material, financial and input resources; lack of professionals; inadequate physical infrastructure; high user demand; and psychiatric rehospitalization.

Subtheme A.2, Political barriers for the team, strengthens the findings from the previous theme, and complement what the professionals emphasized, i.e., that the guidelines proposed by the psychiatric reform were not implemented, and there was a lack of interdisciplinary teamwork in these services (Table 3).

As with the previous axis, thematic axis B, Aspects of mental health policy in professional care, is divided into two sub-themes: B.1 - Embracing users and their families; and B.2 - Difficulties for professional work in the mental health care network (Table 3).

In subtheme B.1, Embracing users and their families, from the understanding of professionals as strategic points for such a tool, the formation of a bond between professionals and users; active listening; continuity of treatment; humanization of care; and, fragmentation of care practices stood out.

In subtheme B.2, Difficulties for professional work in the public mental health care network, the main challenges to effective participation of the hospital in the network are cited: lack of articulation with the basic network, unmet demand and lack of referrals and counter-referrals in care.

DISCUSSION

The historical and political scenarios of professional work in mental health in Brazil, from the adoption of a legal and official framework such as law nº 10.216/2001 and the National Mental Health Policy, point to implementation of the model of psychosocial care and community-based, outpatient treatment of mental disorders. In this sense, the proposed configuration of work in the network defined the CAPS in its various modalities, as an strategic reference for care for users with mental disorders, and the process of gradual reduction of the number of psychiatric hospitals22 Ministério da Saúde (BR). Saúde Mental em dados - 12. Informativo eletrônico 5(9). Brasília: Ministério da Saúde; 2012.

3 Pitta AMF. Um balanço da reforma psiquiátrica brasileira: instituições, atores e políticas. Cienc. Saúde Colet. [Online]. 2011; [citado 10 fev 2015];16(12): 4579-89. Disponível: http://www.scielo.br/pdf/csc/v16n12/02.pdf
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-44 Canabrava DS, Souza TS, Fogaça MM, Guimarães AN, Borille DC, Villela JC et al. Tratamento em saúde mental: estudo documental da legislação federal do surgimento do Brasil até 1934. Rev Eletr Enf. [Online]. 2010;[citado 10 fev 2015];12(1):170-6. Disponível: http://www.fen.ufg.br/fen_revista/v12/n1/pdf/v12n1a21.pdf
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Through changes implemented during the national psychiatric reform, psychiatric hospitals have significantly reduced the number of beds available, an aspect of the process of deinstitutionalization, which ultimately foresees the phasing out of these services. This process is exemplified in GM/MS Ordinance Nº 25, of January 31, 2002, which established standards and guidelines for psychiatric hospital care, as regards the classification of hospitals and the structure and psychiatric hospitalizations by the Unified Health System (SUS, as per its acronym in Portuguese). Thus, these hospitals are classified according to the National Hospital/Psychiatric System Evaluation Program (PNASH, as per its acronym in Portuguese) and the number of beds44 Canabrava DS, Souza TS, Fogaça MM, Guimarães AN, Borille DC, Villela JC et al. Tratamento em saúde mental: estudo documental da legislação federal do surgimento do Brasil até 1934. Rev Eletr Enf. [Online]. 2010;[citado 10 fev 2015];12(1):170-6. Disponível: http://www.fen.ufg.br/fen_revista/v12/n1/pdf/v12n1a21.pdf
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Adding to the precepts of Ordinance 251/2002, in 2004, the Annual Program of Psychiatric Hospital Care in the SUS-PRH was established by GM Ordinance Nº 52/04, which aimed to progressively reduce the size of psychiatric hospitals (to a size of up to 160 beds), in order to ensure better clinical functioning and greater articulation with the outpatient mental health network in municipalities44 Canabrava DS, Souza TS, Fogaça MM, Guimarães AN, Borille DC, Villela JC et al. Tratamento em saúde mental: estudo documental da legislação federal do surgimento do Brasil até 1934. Rev Eletr Enf. [Online]. 2010;[citado 10 fev 2015];12(1):170-6. Disponível: http://www.fen.ufg.br/fen_revista/v12/n1/pdf/v12n1a21.pdf
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Recognizing the current context of ressignification of the role of psychological hospitals based on the guidelines of the psychological reform, there are important challenges to be overcome, as pointed out by the study participants. The data presented in tables 2 and 3 refer to aspects of institutional health policy of the hospitals, specifically related to management of work and care processes, where problems such as lack of public investment, the reduced number of professionals and the phenomenon of psychiatric rehospitalization are listed. As for political obstacles for the team, the participants mentioned the shortage of professionals in the field, which intersects with the need for implementation of guidelines of the reform.

It is agreed that in recent years, in several regions and states, there has been an expansion in the network of specialized psychosocial care services, however, in some municipalities, the amount of mental health care services remains low and insufficient to meet the demand33 Pitta AMF. Um balanço da reforma psiquiátrica brasileira: instituições, atores e políticas. Cienc. Saúde Colet. [Online]. 2011; [citado 10 fev 2015];16(12): 4579-89. Disponível: http://www.scielo.br/pdf/csc/v16n12/02.pdf
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,77 Lobosque AM. Debatendo alguns desafios da Reforma Psiquiátrica brasileira. Cienc. Saúde Colet. [Online]. 2011 Dez.[citado 2015 jan 10];16(12):4590-2. Disponível: http://www.scielosp.org/pdf/csc/v16n12/03.pdf
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. There are also difficulties to install and properly maintain this network, either due to the shortage of specialized professionals, or to political-economic reasons linked to public administration, thereby increasing non-implementation of these services in their territories. This problem is reflected in the reality of psychiatric hospitals77 Lobosque AM. Debatendo alguns desafios da Reforma Psiquiátrica brasileira. Cienc. Saúde Colet. [Online]. 2011 Dez.[citado 2015 jan 10];16(12):4590-2. Disponível: http://www.scielosp.org/pdf/csc/v16n12/03.pdf
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The phenomenon of frequent psychiatric rehospitalization, known as the "revolving-door", was indicated as a consequence of the lack of continuity of treatment by users, and configuration of the care network in the territory, given its incidence among patients of psychiatric hospitals. The repetitive cycle of hospitalization/discharge/hospitalization can trigger difficulties in the process of socialization of patients and ruptures in family bonds, marked by stigma and prejudice. It is therefore understood that admission be judicious, and strictly for necessary cases, in an attempt to avoid chronicity of the individual and the mental illness1212 Ramos DKR, Guimarães J, Enders BC. Análise contextual de reinternações frequentes de portador de transtorno mental. Interface: Comunicação, Saúde, Educação [online]. 2011; [citado 2015 jan 10];15(37):519-27. Disponível: http://www.scielo.br/pdf/icse/v15n37/aop1411.pdf
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Corroborating this discussion, one study1313 Cardoso L, Galera SAF. Internação psiquiátrica e a manutenção do tratamento extra-hospitalar. Rev. Esc. Enferm. USP [online]. 2011; [citado 2015 jan 10];45(1):87-94. Disponível: http://www.scielo.br/pdf/reeusp/v45n1/12.pdf
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on common characteristics among people who were recently discharged from a psychiatric hospital, performed at the Mental Health Center of the Ribeirão Preto Medical School, pointed out that psychiatric hospitalization is a necessary resource for crisis, and is part of maintaining psychiatric treatment and the appropriateness of treatment in community care services. In this sense, reduction of the length of stay and the user in the hospital is called for.

Assuming the political obstacles mentioned by the professionals of the study, it is observed that the quality of care developed by the services of the mental health care network still lacks major investments by the government, as mentioned by the study participants, and therefore should not be compromised by outside influences, whatever the nature, whether political, organizational or even financial1414 Figueiredo MD, Onocko Campos R. Saúde Mental na atenção básica à saúde de Campinas, SP: uma rede ou um emaranhado? Cienc. Saúde Colet. [Online] 2009; [citado 2015 jan 10];14(1):129-38. Disponível em: http://www.scielo.br/pdf/csc/v14n1/a18v14n1.pdf
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. Considering, therefore, the fulfillment of its basic precepts in response to the demands of public health, clinical care should be provided based on embracing patients and preserving their human subjectivity and uniqueness1515 Garla CC, Furegato ARF, Santos JLF. Profissionais de ambulatórios de saúde mental: perfil, práticas e opiniões sobre as políticas. Cadernos Brasileiros de Saúde Mental. 2010 Ago.;2(4):74-93.,1616 Filizola CLA, Milioni DB, Pavarini SCI. A vivência dos trabalhadores de um CAPS diante da nova organização do trabalho em equipe. Rev Eletr Enf. [Online]. 2008; [citado 2015 jan 10];10(2):491-503. Disponível: http://www.fen.ufg.br/revista/v10/n2/v10n2a20.htm
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Thus, participants pointed out aspects of mental health policy in the hospital setting of professional work, and reinforced the need for mental health care based on embracement, bonds and shared responsibility for patients, with emphasis on light technologies that enable expression and subjectivity of patients and their families (Table 3). These relational devices are understood as fundamental to organize health care, capable of making health care practices more democratic and horizontal, to the extent that they build affective ties, trust, respect and exchange/sharing of knowledge among users, families and healthcare professionals1717 Quinderé PHD, Bessa Jorge MS, Franco TB. Rede de Atenção Psicossocial: qual o lugar da saúde mental? Physis (Rio de Janeiro): Revista de saúde coletiva. 2014 jan./mar.24(1):253-71.. To this end, interdisciplinary professional work is required to establish comprehensive health care actions that embrace patients in crisis, and evaluate them according to their needs.

As observed, psychiatric hospitals, considered "open door" services, are in a critical situation due to excessive demand of users, partly reflecting lack of dialogue among the services that provide various levels of care. This reality affects directly the performance of the professional in this service. Primary health care stood out for its lack of coordination with the hospital and other equipment that make up the network of psychosocial care.

It is understood that, in the context of the intersectoral approach in the network of psychosocial care, primary care in the setting of the family health strategy (FHS) acts as an important foothold in the development of mental health actions. In the reality of Brazil, composed of municipalities with small and medium sized populations, the FHS plays the central role in psychiatric care, although it continues to be a segment of public health with little financial investment, and which suffers from a shortage of qualified human resources to work in this field1414 Figueiredo MD, Onocko Campos R. Saúde Mental na atenção básica à saúde de Campinas, SP: uma rede ou um emaranhado? Cienc. Saúde Colet. [Online] 2009; [citado 2015 jan 10];14(1):129-38. Disponível em: http://www.scielo.br/pdf/csc/v14n1/a18v14n1.pdf
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With a view to overcoming these inequalities, the matrix reference teams seek to qualify and strengthen mental health actions carried out in primary health care, through joint articulation between the mental health care teams and family health units, in a process of shared responsibility of care for users with mental disorders22 Ministério da Saúde (BR). Saúde Mental em dados - 12. Informativo eletrônico 5(9). Brasília: Ministério da Saúde; 2012.,66 Barros S, Salles M. Gestão da atenção à saúde mental no Sistema Único de Saúde. Rev. Esc. Enferm. USP [online]. 2011 Dez.[citado 2015 fev 10];45(2):1780-5. Disponível: http://www.scielo.br/pdf/reeusp/v45nspe2/25.pdf
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. Through organization strategies and the Family Health Support Center (NASF, as per its acronym in Portuguese), which offers specialties such as psychiatry, psychology and therapy, among others, FHS teams began to make diverse professional support available, aiming to improve interventions performed and reduce referrals in most of the cases77 Lobosque AM. Debatendo alguns desafios da Reforma Psiquiátrica brasileira. Cienc. Saúde Colet. [Online]. 2011 Dez.[citado 2015 jan 10];16(12):4590-2. Disponível: http://www.scielosp.org/pdf/csc/v16n12/03.pdf
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,99 Luzio CA, L'abbate S. A atenção em saúde mental em municípios de pequeno e médio portes: ressonâncias da reforma psiquiátrica. Ciên Saúde Colet [online]. 2009; [citado 2015 jan 10];14(1):105-16. Disponível: http://www.scielo.br/pdf/csc/v14n1/a16v14n1.pdf
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,1414 Figueiredo MD, Onocko Campos R. Saúde Mental na atenção básica à saúde de Campinas, SP: uma rede ou um emaranhado? Cienc. Saúde Colet. [Online] 2009; [citado 2015 jan 10];14(1):129-38. Disponível em: http://www.scielo.br/pdf/csc/v14n1/a18v14n1.pdf
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Thus, the need is reinforced for intersectoral dialogue among the various services that make up the network of psychosocial and mental health care among Brazilian municipalities, such as CAPS, outpatient care clinics, therapeutic residences and psychiatric hospitals, given the few advances achieved in recent years1717 Quinderé PHD, Bessa Jorge MS, Franco TB. Rede de Atenção Psicossocial: qual o lugar da saúde mental? Physis (Rio de Janeiro): Revista de saúde coletiva. 2014 jan./mar.24(1):253-71.. Efforts towards new demands for care emerging from the increase in population and the little investment directed to this field should also be mentioned22 Ministério da Saúde (BR). Saúde Mental em dados - 12. Informativo eletrônico 5(9). Brasília: Ministério da Saúde; 2012.,1818 Vasconcellos VC. Trabalho em equipe na saúde mental: o desafio interdisciplinar em um caps. SMAD Rev Eletrônica Saúde Mental Álcool e Drogas [online]. 2010; [citado 2015 jan 10];6(1):1-16. Disponível: http://www.revistas.usp.br/smad/article/view/38712/41563
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Thus, monitoring of specific cases such as alcohol and abuse of other drugs, or demands such as medical prescriptions, require greater coordination with other network services such as CAPS, outpatient clinics and primary health care. From this reality, there is clearly a need to rethink construction of a network of alternatives to psychiatric hospitalization, taking into consideration the real needs of users, because sometimes they return to family and social life without the necessary treatment or effective care.

CONCLUSION

Among challenges and prospects, the current political and mental health care scenarios in Brazil face problems, especially difficulties in management of services, frequent rehospitalizations, reduced number of services and available equipment, as well as the high demand of users, disarticulation of the psychosocial care network, and shortage of qualified human resources to work in these services. Although this study depicts a specific context, this experience, in various political, economic, legal, social and cultural aspects, approaches the reality of other states in the country as regards the situation of crisis and emergency, which coexist with challenges to implement improvements in the quality of life of mentally ill people, and interference of the political party will to which they are subjected.

In the sphere of public policies and follow-up in mental health in the scope of the psychiatric hospital, the confluence of critical and complex scenarios in the work of professionals is recognized, which range from aspects of the institutional macropolicies to actual care provided by this service. Therefore, this study reinforces the need for humanized care in mental health, along with the intersectoral dialogue on the set of actions developed in this area, as able to contribute in the reintegration process of patients with mental illness into society and family life, and increasingly strengthen the process of psychiatric reform underway, as demonstrated by the evidence of new studies on work in psychiatric crisis and emergency, in the context of the psychosocial care network.

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    This study was originated from the doctoral thesis “Perfis e práticas de profissionais de saúde mentais em hospitais psiquiátricos,” submitted to the doctoral program in nursing at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (PPGEnf-UFRN) in 2014.

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Publication Dates

  • Publication in this collection
    Jan-Mar 2016

History

  • Received
    02 June 2015
  • Accepted
    24 Oct 2015
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