Saúde mental em foco: Projeto de Intervenção para a redução do uso indiscriminado de benzodiazepínicos e antidepressivos pela população da Equipe de Saúde da Família São Francisco em Passos/Minas Gerais

Abstract

The indiscriminate use of benzodiazepines and antidepressants is a public health problem and very noticeable in primary care, being drugs widely prescribed in health institutions and positive effects when correctly indicated. The reality found in the San Francisco Family Health Team in Passos - Minas Gerais is no different, a large number of patients who use them without follow-up or guidance, require prescription renewal without consultation and when advised about their risks are alarmed saying never been told about the possible consequences. In this sense, the objective of this intervention project is to build actions to reduce the indiscriminate use of these medications by the population in the unit's coverage area. For its construction, situational strategic planning was carried out, which made it possible to identify the critical nodes and available resources, as well as to elaborate the action design, then the project. To this end, a bibliographic search was performed in the Virtual Health Library databases. When not correctly prescribed, psychiatric drugs can cause great harm to patients. Therefore, the intervention seeks to create a protocol for dispensing and prescribing these drugs, performing referral and counter-referral, make professionals and patients aware of the potential risks of these drugs and consequently better quality of life and health for the population.