Abstract

MARTINS, Gizele da Conceição Soares; PERES, Maria Angélica de Almeida; SOUZA, Maria Cristina Fréres de  and  ALMEIDA FILHO, Antonio José de. Non-hospital arrangements that support therapeutic homes for users with mental disorders in Volta Redonda - Rio de Janeiro (2005-2009). Rev. Enf. Ref. [online]. 2012, vol.serIII, n.7, pp.93-102. ISSN 0874-0283.  https://doi.org/10.12707/RIII1267.

This is a qualitative study with a social historical approach. The objectives are to describe the non-hospital network in mental health care in Volta Redonda - RJ, and to analyze the importance of the non-hospital network for the functioning of the therapeutic residences. The primary sources were composed of written documents and four interviews. The data were organized, classified and analyzed according to the historical method. Three therapeutic residences were created in 2009 as an emergency measure. Although these have different characteristics from normal houses, the purpose is to resemble a home. At the time, the city had a non-hospital care network composed of various arrangements that supported the residences. Note that attendance at such facilities was not exclusively for those with mental illness. Therefore, we attempted to safeguard the citizenship of users through social reintegration. The link between the mental health network arrangements was just at the beginning; however, the quality of life of users and psychosocial rehabilitation were prioritized. Thus, the professional nurse worked through home visits offered by such services, which enabled the development of innovative practices, contributed to the construction of new knowledge in the field of mental health care and to carefully for users.

Keywords : history of nursing; psychiatric nursing; community mental health services; assisted living facilities.

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