PRACTICE AND TEACHING OF MENTAL HEALTH AND PSYCHIATRIC NURSING IN BRAZIL: THOUGHT-PROVOKING ISSUES

Authors

  • Mariluci Alves Maftum
  • Márcia Bicchi Alencastre

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v7i1.32558

Keywords:

Education, Mental health, Psychiatric nursing.

Abstract

This study objectifies to unveil aspects that have permeated the trajectory of practice and teaching of Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing throughout nursing teaching; to think over the role of psychiatric nursing under the reform in effect in Brazil, which is grounded by the Italian humanist model. Humanists’ ideas such as Baságlia and Rotelli on caring rendered to the mental patient, have posed a new direction to nursing caring and teaching where patients’ words are valued and not used as a way to punish them. Citizenship is pursued in order to ensure their rights to care, work and a political and social status. Other ways and contexts for treatment are privileged besides hospital settings. Such changes forward the need to rethink and reassess the role of nursing professionals in the health team and nursing faculty.

Published

2002-06-01

How to Cite

Maftum, M. A., & Alencastre, M. B. (2002). PRACTICE AND TEACHING OF MENTAL HEALTH AND PSYCHIATRIC NURSING IN BRAZIL: THOUGHT-PROVOKING ISSUES. Cogitare Enfermagem, 7(1). https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v7i1.32558

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Section

Research