A educação permanente como ferramenta de mudança no cuidado ao portador de distúrbio mental na atenção básica

Abstract

It was identified during the elaboration of the situational diagnosis, a high prevalence of patients in mental distress, difficulty in promoting longitudinal monitoring of this user in primary care and health professionals with little understanding of what is mental health. Mental disorders are psychological manifestations associated with some functional impairment. With the advent of the Psychiatric Reform, patients in crisis are assisted in Psychosocial Care Centers and, if stable, are accompanied by the Family Health Strategy, which is considered the priority intervention field for suffering patients, especially those with mental disorders. This paper aims to develop an intervention plan with Permanent Health Education as a tool for the qualification of the multidisciplinary team and for the development of longitudinal monitoring of mental health patients in primary care. To support the elaboration of the action plan, a bibliographic search was performed in the Virtual Health Library databases. The intervention plan was performed using the steps of the situational strategic planning. The results of the action plan are focused on interventions that ensure improved care and monitoring of patients with mental disorders enrolled in the Roberto Andrés basic health unit.