Plano de intervenção para melhorar a assistência ao portador de transtorno depressivo maior na Unidade Básica de Saúde CAIC em Matozinhos/MG

Abstract

Matozinhos is a city that is part of the metropolitan region of Belo Horizonte and is located 47 km from the capital. The estimated 2013 population is 36,031 inhabitants. One of the activities proposed by CEABSF was conducting the situational analysis of the study area, identifying and defining the main problems encountered in thecatchment area. The most relevant problem identified in the Basic Health Unit District Bom Jesus II was the high demand of patients with psychiatric disorders, particularly major depressive disorder. Most of these patients are without assistance and respite care, including lack of proper medical consultation. Although the municipality rely ona psychosocial care center, the gateway of the population is the basic unit of health. This problem was chosen to draw up a plan of action in an attempt to modify and cope. Mental disorders are common in clinical practice, including primary care. Depression is a mood disorder included in unipolar depressive disorders. It is considered a public health problem, with high morbidity and mortality associated withincreased demand by patients for health services. Were identified as critical nodes of this problem, the lack of information for patients about the disease and proper use of medicines, the working process that offers no specific agenda for these patients and the habits and lifestyles that patients are taking over the problem. It was proposed that intervention work plan as a way to cope with this problem. It is necessary for itsexecution the presence of a multidisciplinary team and partnership with psychosocial care center and the municipal health department. To construct this project scientific studies available were used in the database as: Virtual Health Library, PUBMED, Virtual Library, Federal University of Minas Gerais, SCIELO, among others .