Mental health in the context of the family health program: social representations of users and family members

The incorporation of mental health actions in basic attention enables better assistance coverage, with possibilities of prevention of mental illness and effective health promotion, avoiding isolation and prejudice, besides the acquisition of more humanized attitudes. This study aimed to explore the...

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Main Authors: Mardênia Gomes Ferreira Vasconcelos, Maria Salete Bessa Jorge, José Maria Ximenes Guimarães, Antonio Germane Alves Pinto
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Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Ceará 2008-06-01
Series:Rev Rene
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Online Access:https://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/5026
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author Mardênia Gomes Ferreira Vasconcelos
Maria Salete Bessa Jorge
José Maria Ximenes Guimarães
Antonio Germane Alves Pinto
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description The incorporation of mental health actions in basic attention enables better assistance coverage, with possibilities of prevention of mental illness and effective health promotion, avoiding isolation and prejudice, besides the acquisition of more humanized attitudes. This study aimed to explore the social representations of users and their relatives concerning mental health in the context of Basic Health Unity (BHU. The data were collected using the Free Word Association Test, processed on Tri-deux-mots software and interpreted through correspondence factor analysis. The research enabled to get closer to the community, in which latent and affective content of subjects were revealed, allowing thus, to draw a panorama of reality in basic attention through the representations about health, mental health, promotion of mental health, family and the Program Health of the Family.  
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spelling doaj-art-8a018cdcd83d44f6b2b91c74aed6ae472025-08-21T13:51:26ZengUniversidade Federal do CearáRev Rene1517-38522175-67832008-06-0193Mental health in the context of the family health program: social representations of users and family membersMardênia Gomes Ferreira VasconcelosMaria Salete Bessa JorgeJosé Maria Ximenes GuimarãesAntonio Germane Alves PintoThe incorporation of mental health actions in basic attention enables better assistance coverage, with possibilities of prevention of mental illness and effective health promotion, avoiding isolation and prejudice, besides the acquisition of more humanized attitudes. This study aimed to explore the social representations of users and their relatives concerning mental health in the context of Basic Health Unity (BHU. The data were collected using the Free Word Association Test, processed on Tri-deux-mots software and interpreted through correspondence factor analysis. The research enabled to get closer to the community, in which latent and affective content of subjects were revealed, allowing thus, to draw a panorama of reality in basic attention through the representations about health, mental health, promotion of mental health, family and the Program Health of the Family.  https://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/5026Mental healthPrimary health careFamily health.
spellingShingle Mardênia Gomes Ferreira Vasconcelos
Maria Salete Bessa Jorge
José Maria Ximenes Guimarães
Antonio Germane Alves Pinto
Mental health in the context of the family health program: social representations of users and family members
Rev Rene
Mental health
Primary health care
Family health.
title Mental health in the context of the family health program: social representations of users and family members
title_full Mental health in the context of the family health program: social representations of users and family members
title_fullStr Mental health in the context of the family health program: social representations of users and family members
title_full_unstemmed Mental health in the context of the family health program: social representations of users and family members
title_short Mental health in the context of the family health program: social representations of users and family members
title_sort mental health in the context of the family health program social representations of users and family members
topic Mental health
Primary health care
Family health.
url https://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/5026
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