The history of mental health and the process of its Psychiatric Reform in the municipality of Ponta Grossa, Paraná, Brasil

This article aims to present some data on the history of mental health in the municipality of Ponta Grossa, State of Paraná, Brazil, between the years 2000 and 2010. This timeframe allows us to unveil the beginnings of the Psychiatric Reform in the municipality, as well as the period before the clos...

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Autor: Trentini, Fabiana Vosgerau
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2013
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa (UEPG)
Repositorio:Emancipação (Online)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:uepg.br:article/1919
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.uepg.br/index.php/emancipacao/article/view/1919
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Saúde mental. Reforma Psiquiátrica. CAPS II
Saúde mental
Mental health. Psychiatric Reform. CAPS II (Center of Psychosocial Attention II).
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Sumario:This article aims to present some data on the history of mental health in the municipality of Ponta Grossa, State of Paraná, Brazil, between the years 2000 and 2010. This timeframe allows us to unveil the beginnings of the Psychiatric Reform in the municipality, as well as the period before the closing of the “Hospital Psiquiátrico Franco da Rocha” (HPFR), its history and its closure. It also reveals the points of view of four caregivers of people in mental suffering and of two of the professionals of the HPFR regarding the new mental health politics; the temporal hiatus of almost two years before the opening of the CAPS II (Center of Psychosocial Attention II), in 2006; and how five contemporary mental health professionals perceive the Psychiatric Reform in the municipality.