Negotiated medication as a therapeutic resource in the work process of a Psycho-Social Care Center: contributions to nursingThis descriptive and exploratory study with a qualitative methodological approach aimed to analyze the use of negotiated medication as a therapeutic resource for social reintegration and its contributions to nursing, in the work process of a Psycho-Social Care Center. It was undertaken in a Psycho-Social Care Center II in the municipality of Alegrete in the state of Rio Grande do Sul-RS in the period May - June 2006. The field diaries kept by three researchers were analyzed according to Minayo's thematic analysis; the record of observations totalled 390 hours. Among the principal results, the negotiation of the medication - which was presented as effective in the service under study - and the interpersonal relationship between health professionals and the user stood out. It is concluded that it is relevant to approach medication in a negotiated manner, as in this way the user has autonomy to give opinions and make decisions regarding issues referent to his or her treatment.
Nursing; Psychiatry; Psychotropics; Mental health services