Cuidado às pessoas com transtorno mental: revisão de literatura

Abstract

Objective: To analyze published online articles in national and international journals in the period 2001-2014, relating to the care provided by health care workers to people with mental disorders. Method: This is a literature review developed in databases Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences (LILACS) and Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online (MEDLINE). It was used as a descriptor "mental health" and the words "care" and "disorder" with Boolean AND operator. They included articles with full text available in electronic support, totaling eight articles. Data were analyzed systematically. Results: mental health care is carried out in various ways and in different scenarios. Conclusion: mental health care undergoes a transition from health workers to build this care requires Continuing Health Education.