ABSTRACT
This study described integrative community therapy (ICT) in the online modality as a health promotion resource in the context of COVID-19 in Latin America, characterizing the ICT circles, the ICT training centers, and the community therapists involved in this practice. It is a descriptive, observational, and cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach. Data were collected from November 2020 to July 2021 through an online questionnaire created on the Google Forms platform. The study's first stage involved the participation of ICT training centers, while the second involved community therapists. Forty-three centers participated in the first stage; 86.1% offered online ICT in the period evaluated, and 74.4% trained professionals to implement this modality. In the second stage, 66 community therapists responded to the questionnaire. Of these, 49 (74.2%) resided in Brazil, 84.8% were female, and 72.7% performed the work voluntarily, with an average of 6.1 hours per week dedicated to online circles. Community-based circles were the most cited, followed by those linked to the public sector, with an average of 20.7 participants/circle in the period. The most frequent themes were stress and negative emotions, problems with work/unemployment, and family conflicts. Strengthening self-care, participation in ICT circles, and personal empowerment stood out among the coping strategies. In conclusion, online ICT proved to be an innovative resource for health promotion during the pandemic through the articulation and engagement of community therapists and different institutions, expanding solidary social networks, and showing itself as a sustainable practice in the Latin American scenario.
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COVID-19 , Female , Humans , Male , COVID-19/epidemiology , Cross-Sectional Studies , Health Promotion , Latin America , Surveys and QuestionnairesSubject(s)
Humans , Therapeutic Community , Therapeutics , Self-Help Groups , Community Health Services/historyABSTRACT
Os autores procuram conceituar os diversos termos: Psiquiatria Folclórica, Psiquiatria Transcultural e Etnopsiquiatria, dando destaque ao aspecto metodológico de cada uma destas escolas. Defendem ainda a necessidade de um estudo psiquiátrico que leve em conta a diversidade cultural e étnica de nosso povo
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Humans , Cultural Characteristics , Ethnicity/psychology , Ethnopsychology , Brazil , FolkloreABSTRACT
Os alunos procuram conceituar os diversos termos: Psiquiatria Folclorica, Psiquiatria Transcultural e Etnopsiquiatria, dando destaque ao aspecto metodologico de cada uma destas escolas. Defendem ainda a necessidade de um estudo psiquiatrico que leve em conta a diversidade cultural e etnica de nosso povo.
