Published

2012-11-01

Current professional practice in Brazilian mental healthcare services

PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES IN MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

Keywords:

Mental health service, human resources, nurse-patient relationships, medical assistance (source, MeSH, NLM). (es)
mental health services, human resources, nursing (en)

Authors

  • Antonia Regina Ferreira Furegato Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto
  • Sueli Aparecida Frari Galera Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto
  • Sandra Cristina Pillon Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto
  • Lucilene Cardoso Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto
Objective Mental health reform in Brazil presupposes mental health becoming integrated into the Brazilian health system, involving multidisciplinary teams whose professional practice has yet to be defined. The present study forms part of a project aimed at understanding human resources practices in Brazilian mental healthcare services.
Methods This was a descriptive, exploratory study using a sample of highly qualified practitioners involved in the Ribeirao Preto/SP public mental health network. The project was approved by the Ribeirao Preto College of Nursing/University of Sao Paulo’s ethics committee. A semi-structured questionnaire was used and the data was statistically analyzed.
Results One hundred and forty-four of the 193 practitioners from the 8public mental and psychiatric health care services agreed to participate. It was observed that current practice was mainly based on individual care, emphasizing medical, psychological and nursing care. Group activities were more frequently provided by community services.
Conclusion Mental care was infrequently prescribed and a low value was placed on activities like observation, recording and therapeutic interaction. Mental care services were being structured; however, practitioners still had difficulties in implementing current policy.

Key Words: Mental health service, human resources, nurse-patient relationships, medical assistance (source: MeSH, NLM).

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APA

Furegato, A. R. F., Galera, S. A. F., Pillon, S. C. and Cardoso, L. (2012). Current professional practice in Brazilian mental healthcare services. Revista de Salud Pública, 14(6), 935–945. https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/revsaludpublica/article/view/32311

ACM

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Furegato, A.R.F., Galera, S.A.F., Pillon, S.C. and Cardoso, L. 2012. Current professional practice in Brazilian mental healthcare services. Revista de Salud Pública. 14, 6 (Nov. 2012), 935–945.

ACS

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Furegato, A. R. F.; Galera, S. A. F.; Pillon, S. C.; Cardoso, L. Current professional practice in Brazilian mental healthcare services. Rev. salud pública 2012, 14, 935-945.

ABNT

FUREGATO, A. R. F.; GALERA, S. A. F.; PILLON, S. C.; CARDOSO, L. Current professional practice in Brazilian mental healthcare services. Revista de Salud Pública, [S. l.], v. 14, n. 6, p. 935–945, 2012. Disponível em: https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/revsaludpublica/article/view/32311. Acesso em: 22 jan. 2025.

Chicago

Furegato, Antonia Regina Ferreira, Sueli Aparecida Frari Galera, Sandra Cristina Pillon, and Lucilene Cardoso. 2012. “Current professional practice in Brazilian mental healthcare services”. Revista De Salud Pública 14 (6):935-45. https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/revsaludpublica/article/view/32311.

Harvard

Furegato, A. R. F., Galera, S. A. F., Pillon, S. C. and Cardoso, L. (2012) “Current professional practice in Brazilian mental healthcare services”, Revista de Salud Pública, 14(6), pp. 935–945. Available at: https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/revsaludpublica/article/view/32311 (Accessed: 22 January 2025).

IEEE

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A. R. F. Furegato, S. A. F. Galera, S. C. Pillon, and L. Cardoso, “Current professional practice in Brazilian mental healthcare services”, Rev. salud pública, vol. 14, no. 6, pp. 935–945, Nov. 2012.

MLA

Furegato, A. R. F., S. A. F. Galera, S. C. Pillon, and L. Cardoso. “Current professional practice in Brazilian mental healthcare services”. Revista de Salud Pública, vol. 14, no. 6, Nov. 2012, pp. 935-4, https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/revsaludpublica/article/view/32311.

Turabian

Furegato, Antonia Regina Ferreira, Sueli Aparecida Frari Galera, Sandra Cristina Pillon, and Lucilene Cardoso. “Current professional practice in Brazilian mental healthcare services”. Revista de Salud Pública 14, no. 6 (November 1, 2012): 935–945. Accessed January 22, 2025. https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/revsaludpublica/article/view/32311.

Vancouver

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Furegato ARF, Galera SAF, Pillon SC, Cardoso L. Current professional practice in Brazilian mental healthcare services. Rev. salud pública [Internet]. 2012 Nov. 1 [cited 2025 Jan. 22];14(6):935-4. Available from: https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/revsaludpublica/article/view/32311

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