title: [Conceptions concerning mental health held by professionals working within the family health strategy].
abstract: The aim of this study was to analyze what professionals from a team within the Family Health Strategy (FHS) understand mental health to be. This descriptive and exploratory study with a qualitative approach was conducted with 16 professionals from a FHS team in the city of Guaiúba, CE, Brazil. Data were collected during January and February 2011 through focal groups in which the dialogues were recorded and later transcribed for analysis. The following categories emerged from content analysis: "Talking about mental health vs. Thinking about mental disorder" and "Understanding mental health more broadly". Some professionals revealed restricted mental disorder-centered conceptions, while others understood mental health more broadly, recognizing the dynamics of the health-disease continuum and identifying aspects that influence one's mental health.
authors.affiliation: Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto da Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brasil. tatimcveloso@yahoo.com.br
authors.forename: Tatiana Maria Coelho
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Veloso
authors.forename: Maria Conceição Bernardo
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: de Mello E Souza
mesh_terms: D000488:Allied Health Personnel / Q000523:psychology; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001938:Brazil; D032882:Comprehension; D003815:Dentists / Q000523:psychology; D005192:Family Health; D017144:Focus Groups; D006078:Government Programs / Q000458:organization & administration; D006270:Health Facility Administrators / Q000523:psychology; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D008603:Mental Health; D009726:Nurses / Q000523:psychology; D009728:Nursing Assistants / Q000523:psychology; D010820:Physicians / Q000523:psychology; D036301:Qualitative Research