Living with mental disorders: family members’ perspective have on primary care

Authors

  • Michelle Caroline Estevam Universidade Estadual de Maringá
  • Sonia Silva Marcon Universidade Estadual de Maringá; Departamento de Enfermagem
  • Maria Marlene Antonio Prefeitura Municipal de Maringá; Secretaria de Saúde
  • Denize Bouttelet Munari Universidade Federal de Goiás; Faculdade de Enfermagem
  • Maria Angélica Pagliarini Waidman Universidade Estadual de Maringá

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0080-62342011000300019

Keywords:

Mental disorders, Family, Primary Health Care, Deinstitutionalization

Abstract

The objective of this qualitative study was to identify the service that is offered to the family members of patients with mental disorders at Primary Care Units, and understand the everyday life of that family. Data collection was performed from May to June 2007, by means of semi-structured interviews and observation of five families at their homes. Thematic analysis of the data was performed, generating two categories: 1) mental disorder from the family's perspective and the relation with the health service; 2) living with the mental illness. Result confirm the importance of seeing the family of patients with mental disorders as clients of the care process, and the need to prepare health professionals to answer the needs of the people that seek these services.

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Published

2011-06-01

Issue

Vol. 45 No. 3 (2011)

Section

Original Article

License

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How to Cite

Estevam, M. C., Marcon, S. S., Antonio, M. M., Munari, D. B., & Waidman, M. A. P. (2011). Living with mental disorders: family members’ perspective have on primary care. Revista Da Escola De Enfermagem Da USP, 45(3), 679-686. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0080-62342011000300019