ResumoEste artigo apresenta relações entre a Gestalt-Terapia, cuidado, cura e processos de saúde e doença. O cuidado passa a ser significativo para as pessoas sempre que um encontro genuíno acontece. Considerando que o profissional da saúde é um cuidador, sua relação com o cliente pode ser facilitadora para a instauração de novos sentidos, descobertas existenciais e, eventualmente, um caminho para a cura. Entende-se cura como o processo de retorno ao saudável e ao reconhecimento das potencialidades e possibilidades humanas. Palavras-chave: Gestalt-terapia, Cuidado, Saúde e doença. AbstractThis article presents the relationship of Gestalt therapy, caring, healing, and the process of health and sickness. Caring turns out to be meaningful to people as the genuine encounter happens. Considering that any healthcare professional is a caretaker, the relationship with the client helps the disclosure of meanings, existential findings and a way to cure. We understand cure as the return to heal and to the recognition of potentialities and possibilities of the human being.

SUMMARY: This article applies a systems approach to the analysis of multiple circuits of labor migration that emerged in the Algarve, southern Portugal, from the late eighteenth century to the mid 1900s, and their connections. Over time Algarvian migrants participated in three main systems of migration: internal migration and migration to southern Spain and Gibraltar, transatlantic migration to the Americas and Africa -especially to Argentina -and migration to northern Europe. Rather than an abrupt break with a sedentary past, the article shows how the beginnings of transatlantic migration at the turn of the century were the result of modification and adaptation of existing strategies of labor migration.

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Approximately 90% of the world’s population is involved in some spiritual/religious practice, and this dimension has a relevant role in life. Many studies demonstrate the associations between spirituality/religiosity (S/R), and physical, mental, and social health. Systematic reviews have indicated positive associations; however, the mechanisms behind religious coping are not fully understood. The present study aimed to examine the role of religious affiliation in general (ordinary) and health-related decisions. A nationwide, population-based, cross-sectional study was conducted in Brazil using a self-administered online survey. How much religious affiliation influences decision making was investigated. A total of 1133 participants were included, who were classified as Catholics (43.9%), Evangelicals (18.7%), spiritualists (12.8%), non-religious (11.9%), and others (12.7%). Most participants (66.5%) believed that their religious affiliations had moderate to high influences on their decisions. Participants rated the influence as high in marriage (62.7%), in donations (60.1%), in volunteering (55%), in friendships (53.9%), and in work (50.5%). Concerning health-related decisions, the influence was rated as high in drug use (45.2%), in accepting medical recommendations (45%), and in smoking (43.2%). The influence of religious affiliation on general decision making was significantly correlated for dietary restrictions (r = 0.462), alcohol consumption (r = 0.458), drug use (r = 0.441), tobacco consumption (r = 0.456), and refusal of medical recommendations (r = 0.314). Improving the understanding of how a patient’s beliefs, practices, and experiences affect their health may help healthcare practitioners to take into account religious considerations, not only regarding influences on habits but also regarding adherence to medical treatment advice.