PROTOCOLS FOR MENTAL HEALTH CARE IN PRIMARY-LEVEL SERVICES: SUBSIDIES FOR TRANSFORMING THE ASSISTANCE PROVIDED

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https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v27i0.88143

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Community Mental Health Services, Primary Health Care, Health Centers, Mental Health Care, Patient Care Team.

Abstract

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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2022-11-30

How to Cite

Cordeiro, G. F. T., dos Santos, T. M., Ferreira, R. G. dos S., Guljor, A. P. F., Peters, A. A., & Peres, M. A. de A. (2022). PROTOCOLS FOR MENTAL HEALTH CARE IN PRIMARY-LEVEL SERVICES: SUBSIDIES FOR TRANSFORMING THE ASSISTANCE PROVIDED. Cogitare Enfermagem, 27. https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v27i0.88143

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