Internação de doente mental em um serviço residencial terapêutico : percepção do familiar.

Abstract

Psychiatric Reform represented an advance in the assistance of mental ill since its prerogative is that the person should be maintained with your family and in society. There are, however, situations that is not possible to maintain the mental ill at home. Therefore, this study has as objective analyze together the relatives of mentally ill patients living at therapeutic homes reasons that lead the family to need an admission at this place. For that, we conducted a descriptive and exploratory study with qualitative approach. This study was done with four family members of people with mental disorders living in a therapeutic residential located in a city of the country town from Rio Grande do Sul – BRAZIL. Data were collected through a recorded semi-structured interview.The research was approved by CEP – UNISC under protocol 2.219.822 and followed ethical precepts of the 466/2016 resolution. Data were analyzed through thematic analysis and resulted in three analytical units. It was evidenced that mental illness appears early in the person’s life compromising all aspects of your life. Family members feel overloaded in their day-to-day because of the necessity of caring and living with a person who presents hard to handle symptoms. Data showed that home escapes, problems related to sleep-wake habits and aggressiveness were mentioned as reasons that lead to admission in a Therapeutic Residential.