Intervenção na alta prevalência do uso de psicotrópicos pela população adscrita à Estratégia de Saúde da Família (ESF) Barreiro, no Município de Sete Lagoas, MG

Abstract

There is the unequivocal fact of the wide world consumption of psychotropic drugs. Primary Health Care is responsible for community health, including the treatment of people with mental disorders, which reinforces the need for closer linkages between mental health and family health teams with respect to the rational use of psychotropic drugs. The objective of this work is to elaborate an intervention project aiming to improve the assistance to patients who use psychoactive drugs. As a methodology, the Situational Strategic Planning method was used, as well as a review of the literature through the search of articles in Pubmed and Scientific Eletronic Library Online (Scielo) databases. The search was performed using the following terms and descriptors: abuse, psychotropics, primary care. With the implementation of the operational group on mental health and the protocol of medical care, it is expected to offer better follow-up of patients using psychotropic drugs. It is fundamental to promote the qualification of general practitioners and other health professionals for the diagnostic suspicion and the appropriate referral of the cases, aiming at the establishment of effective therapeutics and the monitoring of their evolution. Psychotropics bring a number of adverse effects and not only solution or cure of diseases requiring conscious prescription and user-directed guidance as to self-medication.