[Social representations of families and users about their participation in the treatment of persons with mental diseases].
This study was aimed at investigating the social representations of families and users of mental health services regarding their participation in the treatment of persons with severe mental disease. The study was based on the Theory of Social Representations. Data collection was carried out through the application of a free association of words test and an interview with a script with relatives and users of two day-hospitals in Fortaleza, State of Ceará. The results showed that the subjects of the research consider the care in this kind of service beneficial and think that family support is essential for progress in the treatment of persons with mental disease.
Jorge
Maria Salete Bessa
MS
Grupo de Pesquisa Saúde Mental, Familia, Práticas de Saúde e Enfermagem, Pesquisadora do CNPq, Forateleza, CE, Brasil. masabejo@uece.br
Ramirez
Ana Raquel Alves
AR
Lopes
Consuelo Helena Aires Freitas
CH
Queiroz
Maria Veraci Oliveira
MV
Bastos
Vanessa Barreto
VB
D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology*; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D012961:Sociology