The comprehension of the health-disease process from a multifactorial perspective has allowed important transformations in the healthcare practices. In this article, we discuss the use of the support group as a resource for mental health care, analyzing how conversations about social issues are managed in this context. Based on contributions from the social constructionist movement, we analyzed the transcripts of the conversations developed in meetings of a support group offered to patients of a mental health outpatient clinic. The analysis of the process of meaning making indicates that the discourse of the social influence on mental health is not legitimized, due to a predominant individualistic discourse, which psychologizes care and is centered on the emotional analysis of the problems of the quotidian. We argue that this mode of management brings limits to the construction of the group as a device for promoting autonomy and encouraging the social transformation processes.Keywords: social constructionism; mental health; support groups; social determinants of health. RESUMOA compreensão do processo saúde-doença a partir de uma perspectiva multifatorial tem permitido importantes transformações nas práticas de saúde. Neste artigo, discutimos o uso do grupo de apoio como um recurso para os cuidados de saúde mental, analisando como as conversas sobre as questões sociais são manejadas neste contexto. Com base nas contribuições do movimento construcionista social, analisou as transcrições das conversas desenvolvidas nas reuniões de um grupo de apoio oferecido aos pacientes de um ambulatório de saúde mental. A análise do processo de construção de significado indica que o discurso da influência social sobre a saúde mental não é legitimado, devido a um discurso individualista predominante, que psicologiza cuidado e é centrado na análise emocional dos problemas do cotidiano. Argumenta-se que este modo de manejo traz limites para a construção do grupo como um dispositivo para promover a autonomia e incentivar os processos de transformação social.Palavras-chave: construcionismo social; saúde mental; grupos de apoio; determinantes sociais da saúde.
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