Mental Health Education and Professional Practice in the Psychiatric Hospital

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ABSTRACT:This study aimed at identifying the opinion of professionals about mental health education and professional practice in the psychiatric hospital. It is a descriptive, exploratory study with qualitative approach, developed with 60 professionals of higher education in two psychiatric macro-hospitals in Rio Grande do Norte. Data were collected through a questionnaire, then transcribed, processed according to the Alceste software and subjected to content analysis. The results were structured in two thematic axes and their respective themes: thematic axis 1 -Professional practice in mental health, and thematic axis 2 -Mental health education. The confluence of asymmetries and differences in the performance of the teams in the psychiatric hospital were evident. The resulting scenario reflects the current political and ideological discrepancy of the current Brazilian process of Psychiatric Reform, considering the challenges of implementation and professional qualification in the field of psychosocial care. DESCRIPTORS:Mental health services. Human resources. Education. Mental health. Nursing. FORMAÇÃO EM SAÚDE MENTAL E ATUAÇÃO PROFISSIONAL NO ÂMBITO DO HOSPITAL PSIQUIÁTRICORESUMO: Objetivou-se identificar a opinião de profissionais sobre formação em saúde mental e a atuação profissional no âmbito do hospital psiquiátrico. Estudo descritivo, exploratório, de abordagem qualitativa, desenvolvido com 60 profissionais de nível superior em dois macro-hospitais psiquiátricos do Rio Grande do Norte. Os dados foram coletados por meio de um questionário, em seguida, transcritos, processados conforme do software Alceste e submetidos à análise de conteúdo. Os resultados foram estruturados em dois eixos temáticos e seus respectivos temas: eixo temático 1 -Atuação profissional em saúde mental e eixo temático 2 -Formação em saúde mental. Evidenciou-se a confluência de assimetrias e divergências na atuação das equipes em hospital psiquiátrico. O cenário encontrado reflete o descompasso político e ideológico atual do processo brasileiro de Reforma Psiquiátrica, considerando-se os desafios de implementação e qualificação profissional no campo da atenção psicossocial. DESCRITORES:Serviços de saúde mental. Recursos humanos. Educação. Saúde mental. Enfermagem. EL PROCESO DE FORMACIÓN EN SALUD MENTAL Y LA ACTUACIÓN PROFESIONAL EN EL HOSPITAL PSIQUIÁTRICORESUMEN: Se objetivó identificar la opinión de los profesionales sobre la actuación en salud mental y la formación profesional en el ámbito de los hospitales psiquiátricos. Estudio descriptivo, exploratorio de abordaje cualitativo, desarrollado junto a 60 profesionales de nivel superior en dos macros hospitales psiquiátricos del Rio Grande do Norte. Se recolectaron los datos por medio de un cuestionario, los cuales fueron transcritos y procesados a través del software Alceste y sometidos a análisis de contenido de Bardin. Los resultados fueron estructurados en dos ejes temáticos y sus respectivos temas: Eje temático 1-actuación profesional en salud mental y; Eje temático 2-"Formació...

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