title: [The family planning of women with mental disorders: what CAPS professionals have to say].
abstract: The objective of this study was to explore the family planning demands that occur at the Psychosocial Care Center (Centro de Atendimento Psicossocial - CAPS) and investigate the contributions of this service to women with mental disorders. This qualitative study was performed with eight workers from a CAPS located in Fortaleza-CE. Data collection was performed through interviews, and the data were submitted to content analysis. The following demands were identified: relatives' request for information on how to cope with a sexually active patient; patients susceptible to sexual violence and pregnancy; and women with depression taking lithium carbonate. Contributions identified were: the need for an integrated network (primary healthcare/CAPS) with professionals who understand the complexities regarding these women's family planning; supportive care should be provided in the primary healthcare setting, emphasizing matrix organization as a strategy to make both centers co-responsible, thus avoiding unnecessary patient referrals to the CAPS by strengthening the ability to deal with these cases in the primary healthcare setting.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brasil. escolpaz@yahoo.com.br
authors.forename: Escolástica Rejane Ferreira
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Moura
authors.forename: Tatiane Gomes
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Guedes
authors.forename: Suellen Alves
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Freire
authors.forename: Adriana Teofilo
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Bessa
authors.forename: Violante Augusta
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Braga
authors.forename: Raimunda Magalhães
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: da Silva
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005193:Family Planning Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders; D008605:Mental Health Services; D008875:Middle Aged