Grupo de pré-internação para dependentes químicos em um CAPS : uma estratégia de cuidado.

Abstract

The Mental Health National Policy has been transformed in some aspects in particular regarding the new ways of promoting the care for the users of alcohol and other drugs. Since the Psychiatric Reform, the Public Policies about drugs and legal measures have paid more attention to issues related to chemical dependents. It is noteworthy that the topic Alcohol and other Drugs has begun to gain more prominence in these areas in the past few years, which is very important, since the subject in question is also the responsibility of the health field. In this sense, this research aimed to follow how the care for a group of preparation for hospitalization occurs in a Center of Psychosocial Attention in the countryside of Rio Grande do Sul. In order to carry out this research, we opted for the methodology of cartography, whose production of data was formed through follow-up and participant observation of the Pre-Hospitalization Group, follow-up of hospitalizations, semi-structured interview with CAPS professionals and implication analysis. Thus, some clues were raised, such as: Which paths lead to hospitalization? which places the team talks about and, finally, new directions ... Group of hosts for users of alcohol and other drugs, a strategy of care. It was noted that the Pre-hospitalization group is a convenient tool as a device for caring for users of alcohol and other drugs, since, after attending the group, it was noticed a better connection between the users and the team and consequently greater adherence to the treatment, once it is a moment of listening, clarification and starting a treatment from the most diverse singularities.