KNOWLEDGE OF COMMUNITY HEALTH AGENTS ON MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL DISORDERS IN A CITY OF MINAS GERAIS
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v13i2.12489Keywords:
Saúde Mental, Serviços de Saúde Mental, Recursos Humanos=pt, Mental Health, Mental Health Services, Human Resources=en, Salud mental, Servicios de salud mental, Recursos humanos=esAbstract
ABSTRACT: This study aims to assess the knowledge of Community Health Agents (CHA) on the mental and behavioral
disorders in individuals suffering from mental disorders in a city in the interior of Minas Gerais. This is a descriptiveexploratory
study in nature carried out in two units of Strategy for Family Health. Thirteen (13) CHAs were the subjects
who participated in a theme-related interview. The CHAs have empirical knowledge on Mental Illness, have difficulties in
perceiving manifestations indicating signs and symptoms of the disease as well as its main forms of treatment. It is pointed
out that the main action taken by the CHAs is to forward the individual to the doctor, the challenges in delivering care to
the mental patient, resistance to treatment and professionals’ lack of knowledge. They reported that they did not attend
any training on the subject, thus efforts to provide them such training are deemed necessary.
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