A família no tratamento dos usuários do CAPS II na percepção da equipe de referência

Abstract

The present study is a field, exploratory, qualitative and bibliographical research, which has as a goal to be able to identify the family contributions in the attendance of the family membership with mental illness at a Psychosocial Attention Center (CAPS II), from the mental health reference team's perspective. It were interviwed a social worker, a nurse and a psychologist. The instruments was composed by five dissertative questions. The answers analysis method was qualitative, considering the subjective nature that involves each professional perspective. The research indicated benefits in the family attendance, considering the possibility of sharing responsabilities and summing knoledge about the users. On the other hand, it revealed the lack of backing and resources that the family finds in the process of dealing with mental disorder. The results of this research suggest that it is essential to have a comprehension of the subjective dimension over the user and his family, facing the problems and challenges that the reference team experience to develop the work in the CAPS calls.