Analysis of nursing dissertations and theses on mental health, Brazil, 1979-2007.
This bibliographic study analyzes scientific texts published in the CEPEn database in the mental health field (1979-2007). A total of 280 abstracts were investigated, of which 208 were Master's theses. The individuals investigated in these studies were professionals (57), patients (50), and professors and/or students (18). Among the themes addressed between 2000 and 2007 were the following: Nursing Care in Mental Health (40), Perception in Mental Health (37); and Transversality in Mental Health Care (27). This study provided an overview of the scientific research produced in the mental health field in Brazilian nursing graduate programs. We expect this study to elicit reflections concerning mental health care practice and enable new approaches for nursing promoting health and the prevention of diseases in order to enable patients to recover their citizenship, autonomy and quality of life.
Universidade Estadual do Ceará, CE, Brazil. kelyvanessa@hotmail.com
Kely Vanessa Leite Gomes
KV
da Silva
Arisa Nara Saldanha
AN
de Almeida
Ana Ruth Macedo
AR
Monteiro
Lia Carneiro
LC
Silveira
Ana Virgínia
AV
de Melo Fialho
Thereza Maria Magalhães
TM
Moreira
D004212:Academic Dissertations as Topic / Q000266:history; D001938:Brazil; D016251:CD-ROM; D003625:Data Collection; D006293:Health Promotion; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D008603:Mental Health; D015399:Nursing Research; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing; D011788:Quality of Life