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La reforma psiquiátrica y el modelo de atención psicosocial en Brasil: en busca de cuidados continuados e integrados en salud mental
Fecha
2013-01-01Registro en:
20110324
Autor
Dimenstein, Magda
Institución
Resumen
This article aims to contribute to the debate on the current direction of the process of
psychiatric reform in Brazil, presenting a national panorama of the advances and challenges faced. In so doing, it reveals the coexistence of two paradigms of care, one based on
the institution of the mental health facility and the other focused on psychosocial care.
The parallels between the two directions create severe tensions in the way the services of
care are given, and simultaneously uncover the vertical character of psychiatric knowledge, the hegemonic attributes of certain specialties, and the fragmentation of the process
of work. A review of these tensions and characteristics allows for the identification of
which specific aspects of the Brazilian model of reform require strengthening as well as
increased investment.