Educação dos familiares de pacientes com transtornos mentais sobre o tratamento com eletroconvulsoterapia: um projeto de intervenção

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Electroconvulsive therapy is the oldest biological treatment used in Psychiatry. Although its effectiveness proven through numerous studies over decades, it remains the prejudice and opposition to its use. OBJECTIVE: To develop a project of intervention in order to increase the knowledge of relatives of mental patients on electroconvulsive therapy. METHOD: This study is a review of literature on the subject and development actions based on the Situational Strategic Planning and Flash Estimate. CONCLUSION: it is expected that this intervention project is implemented, enabling a better understanding of the families of patients with mental illness on the use of electroconvulsive therapy and decreasing the stigma and prejudice surrounding this treatment.