Attitudes of professionals of the Network of Psychosocial Attention to mental illness

Abstract

Objective: to investigate the attitudes of professionals of the Network of Psychosocial Attention to mental illness. Methods: cross-sectional and analytical study. Two instruments were used: the characterization questionnaire and the Opinions Scale about Mental Illness, answered by 80 employees of the Psychosocial Attention Network. For counting the obtained points, pre-established formulas were used; and for correlations and associations, non-parametric tests according to the normality of the data. Results: the attitudinal profile denominated Authoritarianism was characterized by a higher average in the population, followed by the Social Restriction and Etiology of Mental Effort profiles. It was also observed that the variables schooling, working time in mental health services and monthly family income showed significant correlations in relation to the types of attitudes. Conclusion: the attitudinal profile of the studied population reflects predominantly authoritarian, restrictive and discriminatory attitudes. Descriptors: Attitude; Workers; Mental Health.Objetivo: investigar as atitudes de profissionais da Rede de Atenção Psicossocial frente ao adoecimento mental. Métodos: estudo transversal e analítico. Utilizaram-se dois instrumentos: o questionário de caracterização e a Escala de Opiniões sobre a Doença Mental, respondidos por 80 trabalhadores da Rede de Atenção Psicossocial. Para contagem dos pontos obtidos, foram utilizadas fórmulas preestabelecidas; e para correlações e associações, testes não paramétricos conforme a normalidade dos dados. Resultados: o perfil atitudinal denominado Autoritarismo destacou-se por apresentar maior média na população, seguido dos perfis Restrição Social e Etiologia do Esforço Mental. Observou-se também que as variáveis escolaridade, tempo de trabalho em serviços de saúde mental e renda familiar mensal apresentaram correlações significativas em relação aos tipos de atitudes. Conclusão: o perfil atitudinal da população estudada reflete atitudes predominantemente autoritárias, restritivas e discriminatórias.

Perceptions of health professionals on social inclusion in a Psychosocial Care Center

“…Regarding the second category: Therapeutic Activities: inclusion inside and outside the Psychosocial Care Center, the functions indicated for the subs-titutive service make possible a challenging, historical and social process in the promotion of inclusion in the labor market and in the relationships of affection and parenting, preserving singularity, history, culture and daily life, which are necessary to prevent impacts on the social group that may lead to their exclusion (12) . However, it was observed, through non-participant observation, the barrier of nursing professionals to identify their role in the therapeutic activities, identifying themselves as responsible for training and also the bureaucratic work performed, a reality that is in line with the nursing challenges to exercise the reformist role in the Psychosocial Care Center, in which it has presented an authoritarian, restrictive and discriminatory attitudinal profile regarding mental illness (13) .…”