Social networks by the perspective of people with the diagnosis of schizophrenia in treatment in a “CAPS” from Campinas and the implications in recovery

Abstract

The preconized assistance model by the Psychiatric Reform introduces a mental health care strategies based on psychosocial rehabilitation of people with mental disorders. According to this, social networks can help individuals to handle the disease. Thus, the social network analysis, from the individuals experience, may indicate how these networks contribute (or not) to the process of recovery. This article presents the results from a qualitative research informed by the Interpretative phenomenological analysis. Aimed to know how people with schizophrenia under treatment in a CAPS of Campinas compose and experience their social networks and which impact the social network has in their recovery process. It was resulted from the
analysis of thematic category identifi cation related to the bonds and types of interaction established by the participants. It was concluded, based on the narratives, that networks are positive to the recovery experience, if the experience is able to provide hope, encouragement and support. A relationship or bond will be positively experienced if it is able to minimize or reframe a bad relationship or the relationship itself assuring the plasticity.