Planejamento familiar de mulheres com transtorno mental: o que profissionais do CAPS têm a dizer

Estudo das mudanças percebidas em usuários de Centros de Atenção Psicossocial do Sul do Brasil a partir de sua inserção nos serviços

RESUMO Objetivou-se identificar as mudanças percebidas por 1.597 usuários de 40 Centros de Atenção Psicossocial do Sul do Brasil, utilizando-se a Escala de Mudança Percebida - Pacientes. Na avaliação global da escala, foi evidenciada melhora em 84,9% dos sujeitos participantes do estudo. Verificou-se que os itens com maiores desempenhos de melhora foram os relativos a: problemas pessoais, interesse pela vida, humor, confiança em si mesmo e convivência com a família. Por outro lado, os itens com menores avanços foram: sexualidade, saúde física, tarefas de casa, apetite e energia. Considerando o alto índice de melhora evidenciado no item global da escala, do ponto de vista de resultados, sugere-se uma avaliação positiva do Centro de Atenção Psicossocial enquanto ponto de atenção em saúde mental.

Interpersonal nurse-patient relationship with a young schizophrenic pregnant woman

The objective of this study was to investigate elements of the personal and psychiatric history, as well as the challenges related to motherhood, of a young schizophrenic female, through person-centered therapeutic interaction. The investigation had an exploratory scope, undertaken in a teaching hospital and data were collected during nondirective interaction on the part of the nurse with a young schizophrenic woman who had been treated in the institution for 10 years. Thematic analysis of the content was undertaken, with emphasis on the nuclei of meaning, identification of the themes and definition of the categories. The patient, called L. in this study, was 30 years old, had a two-year-old child and was three months pregnant when data were collected. Her trajectory was characterized by doubts, fears and uncertainties. The episodes of hospitalization, the coexistence with other patients, and the medications promoted insight into the symptoms, and acceptance of the diagnosis. The main challenge was experiencing pregnancy and the puerperium concomitantly with the psychiatric treatment. The interpersonal relationship established evidenced that, the young woman felling understood and that her needs were attended, overcame several difficulties she had reported and felt fulfilled and integrated into her social environment.