The meaning of psychotropic drug use for individuals with mental disorders in outpatient monitoring

A Vivência Do Portador De Transtorno Mental No Uso De Psicofármacos Na Perspectiva Do Pensamento Complexo

“…1 In this model, the use of psychopharmaceuticals came to have a differentiated connotation, ceasing to be coercive and alienating and becoming a therapeutic resource that helps in improving the quality of life, rehabilitation, social reintegration of the individual and their social life. 2 Psychopharmaceuticals present a priority action in the central nervous system, aiming to minimize the physical and behavioral signs and symptoms of the mental disorder, improve the prognosis of treatment, health status and favor therapeutic approaches aimed at the rehabilitation and social reinsertion process.…”

“…However, they are usually related to the exacerbation of undesirable side effects or due to the non-assent of mental disorder patients regarding the daily use of these drugs over a long period of time. 1 For the patient with a mental disorder, the use of psychotropic medication is a complex experience that involves all of them, and the effects of these medication are not limited to pharmacological explanations, since they take on a larger dimension in their lives. These effects interfere with biochemical aspects and extend to emotions, feelings, behaviors, attitudes, assessment, and redefinitions of their actions.…”

“…However, any sign and symptom of psychological suffering became an object of medical practices that were limited to diagnostic labeling, whose treatment was limited exclusively to the prescription of psychotropic medication. 1 However, this reductionist view, based only on neurophysiology, disregarded the complexity of the human being, as well as the existence of their suffering promoting the banalization of the use of these medication.…”

Drug therapy for people with mental disorders in the view of nursing professionals

“…3,4 In this sense, the person with a mental disorder often requires continuous treatment with multiple psychosocial interventions using a multiprofessional and interdisciplinary approach with psychotherapies, group and/or individual therapies, and drug therapy, among others. [4][5][6] Drug therapy, when applied rationally, aims to reduce the harmful symptoms resulting from the mental disorder, in order to better adapt the individual to reality. 5 Medications are commonly used to treat mental health cases with their easy availability and efficacy being responsible for the widespread use of this resource.…”

The understanding of nurses who work in mental health regarding compulsory and involuntary hospitalization

“…1 In a doctor-centered space where behavior considered deviant was to be disciplined, the professional nurses had an important role in the organization of the asylums for the insane. 2 The processes of change in the field of mental health began with the National Anti-Asylum Movement. This movement's demands formed a basis for the creation of Law 10.216/2001, of the Brazilian Psychiatric Reform, which regulates the protection and rights of people with mental disorders.…”