PROTOCOLS FOR MENTAL HEALTH CARE IN PRIMARY-LEVEL SERVICES: SUBSIDIES FOR TRANSFORMING THE ASSISTANCE PROVIDED
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Objective: to analyze the repercussions on mental health care due to the implementation of Care Conduct Protocols in a Basic Health Unit from Juiz de Fora (Minas Gerais – Brazil).
Method: a historical-social study carried out in 2018, having as direct sources written documents and oral testimonies analyzed according to the assumptions of the Psychiatric Reform.
Results: the following categories are presented: a) Reorganization of mental health care through the implementation of Conduct Protocols; b) Referral and counter-referral process between Basic Health Units and specialized mental health care services; and c) Transformation of mental health care.
Conclusion: the protocols organized the mental health care network, supporting multiprofessional training, introducing Primary Health Care as a gateway to welcoming, treatment and monitoring in territorial mental health.
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PDF (English)DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5380/ce.v27i0.88143