Differentiation and destandardization of family life courses: Theoretical and empirical links to sociopolitical regime types.

Building on research on cohort-specific trends in life-course differentiation and destandardization, our study seeks to explore how patterns of family-life-course diversity relate to characteristics of sociopolitical regimes. Applying sequence analysis, we analyse cohort-specific family life courses from nine European countries and Canada, classifying them into five sociopolitical regimes (Nordic, Anglo-Saxon, Mediterranean, Continental, Eastern). We use data from the Harmonized Histories and the German National Educational Panel Survey. Our results indicate that sociopolitical regimes differentiate patterns of life-course diversity quite well in the Nordic, Anglo-Saxon, and Eastern European countries but to a lesser degree in the Mediterranean and Continental countries. In methodological terms, our results suggest that distinguishing patterns of diversity between and within life courses helps to create a more nuanced empirical account of changing life-course patterns, particularly in a cross-national perspective.

Need estimates of psychiatric beds: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

This study aimed to review and synthesize the need estimates for psychiatric beds, explore how they changed over time and compare them against the prevalence of actually existing beds. We searched PubMed, Embase classic and Embase, PsycINFO and PsycIndex, Open Grey, Google Scholar, Global Health EBSCO and Proquest Dissertations, from inception to September 13, 2022. Publications providing estimates for the required number of psychiatric inpatient beds were included. Need estimates, length of stay, and year of the estimate were extracted. Need estimates were synthesized using medians and interquartile ranges (IQRs). We also computed prevalence ratios of the need estimates and the existing bed capacities at the same time and place. Sixty-five publications with 98 estimates were identified. Estimates for bed needs were trending lower until 2000, after which they stabilized. The twenty-six most recent estimates after 2000 were submitted to data synthesis (n = 15 for beds with unspecified length of stay, n = 7 for short-stay, and n = 4 for long-stay beds). Median estimates per 100 000 population were 47 (IQR: 39 to 50) beds with unspecified length of stay, 28 (IQR: 23 to 31) beds for short-stay, and 10 (IQR: 8 to 11) for long-stay beds. The median prevalence ratio of need estimates and the actual bed prevalence was 1.8 (IQR: 1.3 to 2.3) from 2000 onwards. Historically, the need estimates for psychiatric beds have decreased until about 2000. In the past two decades, they were stable over time and consistently higher than the actual bed numbers provided.

From asylums to deinstitutionalization and after: an analytic review.

BACKGROUND: After a period of institution-based mental health care, in which the asylum system was the way in which the mental patients were treated, deinstitutionalization brought a set of significant changes and transformations in the conceptualization of mental illness and, by extension, the traditional therapeutic settings in which those in most need were assisted. However, this shift in the psychiatric domain was not only accompanied by valued achievements, but also by difficulties and challenges, as has been evidenced today. AIM/OBJECTIVE: The aim of this paper is thus to examine the pros and cons of the closure of asylums, and the subsequent implementation of deinstitutionalization over the 60 years or so of such important transformations in the field of psychiatry. METHODS: In considering this question, I examine in detail recent works of literature based on scholarly knowledge. In addition, I identify various issues involved, as well as ways of confronting these so as to attempt to overcome the difficulties they present. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: As I show here, the changes in the treatment and care of the mentally ill after asylum and deinstitutionalization brought a new air of hope to patients and their families, but also had undesirable effects. The paper also considers how mental health professionals today try to solve these effects on behalf of patients and society as a whole.

The impact of informal care provision on the quality of life of adults caring for persons with mental health problems: A cross-sectional assessment of caregiver quality of life.

This study assessed the quality of life of informal caregivers for individuals with mental health problems in the Netherlands. An online survey was administered to a panel of informal caregivers in June 2020 (n = 261). Informal caregivers of persons with mental problems were found to have an exceptionally low quality of life. A high subjective burden (p < .001), lower perseverance time (p = .016), low caregiver overall health status (p = .004) and psychological wellbeing (p = .008), younger caregiver age (p = .011), child caregiving responsibilities (p = .025), and no social support network (p = .038) were associated with worse quality of life scores. These findings shed light on the significant challenges faced by informal caregivers of persons with mental health problem. This raises concerns about the long-term sustainability of informal care and mental healthcare reform.

Recovery at 30: Perspectives from Psychiatry Clinicians and Senior Faculty.

According to William Anthony's "Recovery from mental illness: the guiding vision of the mental health service system in the 1990s," mental health recovery means "changing one's attitudes, values, feelings, goals, and skills in order to live a satisfying life within the limitations caused by illness." This seminal work served as an overarching goal, a call to action, and a roadmap for the enhancement of psychiatric recovery. Unfortunately, from many viewpoints, the goals encouraged by Anthony have not been achieved. Through semi-structured interviews with psychiatry clinicians and senior faculty members, this article aims to elucidate the current status of psychiatric recovery, how the movement progressed to this point, and where we could go from here. The development of the recovery movement will be discussed, along with its assumptions and explicit goals. The interviews focus on the extent to which these goals have been achieved, barriers to progress, whether goals should be revised, and how to achieve these goals.

Identification of factors associated with hospitalization in an outpatient population with mental health conditions: a case-control study.

Introduction: Addressing relevant determinants for preserved person-centered rehabilitation in mental health is still a major challenge. Little research focuses on factors associated with psychiatric hospitalization in exclusive outpatient settings. Some variables have been identified, but evidence across studies is inconsistent. This study aimed to identify and confirm factors associated with hospitalization in a specific outpatient population. Methods: A retrospective monocentric case-control study with 617 adult outpatients (216 cases and 401 controls) from a French community-based care facility was conducted. Participants had an index outpatient consultation between June 2021 and February 2023. All cases, who were patients with a psychiatric hospitalization from the day after the index outpatient consultation and up to 1 year later, have been included. Controls have been randomly selected from the same facility and did not experience a psychiatric hospitalization in the 12 months following the index outpatient consultation. Data collection was performed from electronic medical records. Sociodemographic, psychiatric diagnosis, historical issues, lifestyle, and follow-up-related variables were collected retrospectively. Uni- and bivariate analyses were performed, followed by a multivariable logistic regression. Results: Visit to a psychiatric emergency within a year (adjusted odds ratio (aOR): 13.02, 95% confidence interval (CI): 7.32-23.97), drug treatment discontinuation within a year (aOR: 6.43, 95% CI: 3.52-12.03), history of mental healthcare without consent (aOR: 5.48, 95% CI: 3.10-10.06), medical follow-up discontinuation within a year (aOR: 3.17, 95% CI: 1.70-5.95), history of attempted suicide (aOR: 2.50, 95% CI: 1.48-4.30) and unskilled job (aOR: 0.26, 95% CI: 0.10-0.65) are the independent variables found associated with hospitalization for followed up outpatients. Conclusions: Public health policies and tools at the local and national levels should be adapted to target the identified individual determinants in order to prevent outpatients from being hospitalized.

A Paradigm Shift on Deinstitutionalization and Dementia Care: A Narrative Review.

This narrative explores the impact of deinstitutionalization policies on the quality of life and care outcomes for individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. We offer a historical perspective on these policies, their implications on dementia care, and the barriers to deinstitutionalization. The potential benefits of deinstitutionalization, such as improved quality of life and access to community-based support and services, are highlighted. Challenges and controversies surrounding safety, caregiver burden, and resource allocation are also examined. Ethical considerations related to the autonomy and decision-making capacity of people living with dementia are discussed. We present best practices and innovative models in dementia care that balance deinstitutionalization with appropriate care. We further put forth recommendations for future research and policy development in dementia care and deinstitutionalization, emphasizing the need for a balanced approach that respects the autonomy and preferences of people living with dementia while ensuring their safety and well-being.

First steps towards the deinstitutionalization of older adults: A protocol for the implementation of a complex intervention / Primeros pasos en la desinstitucionalización de adultos mayores: protocolo para la implementación de una intervención compleja

Background: Nursing homes are becoming increasingly important as end-of-life care facilities. However, many older adults want to stay in their homes as they age. Objective: To assess the feasibility of a deinstitutionalization process on selected institutionalized older adults who are willing to initiate the process. Methods: This study, divided into two phases, will be carried out over 15 months on 241 residents living in two nursing homes in Navarra (Spain). The first phase has a cross-sectional design. We will identify the factors and covariates associated with feasibility and willingness to participate in a deinstitutionalization process by bivariate analysis, essential resources for the process and residents to participate in the process. The second phase has a complex interventional design to implement a deinstitutionalization process. An exploratory descriptive and comparative analysis will be carried out to characterize the participants, prescribed services and the impact deinstitutionalization intervention will have over time (quality of life will be the main outcome; secondary variables will be health, psychosocial, and resource use variables). This study will be accompanied by a pseudo-qualitative and emergent sub-study to identify barriers and facilitators concerning the implementation of this process and understand how intervention components and context influence the outcomes of the main study. Intervention components and the way the intervention is implemented will be of great relevance in the analysis. Discussion: Alternatives to institutionalization with adapted accommodation and community support can allow people who wish to return to the community.(AU)

Introducción: Las residencias de personas mayores cobran cada vez más importancia como centros de atención al final de la vida. Sin embargo, muchos adultos mayores desean permanecer en sus casas mientras envejecen. Objetivo: Se pretende evaluar la viabilidad de un proceso de desinstitucionalización en adultos mayores seleccionados que viven en las residencias y que expresen la voluntad para iniciar el proceso. Métodos: Este estudio, dividido en dos fases, se llevará a cabo durante 15 meses en 241 sujetos que viven en dos residencias de personas mayores en Navarra (España). La primera fase tiene un diseño transversal en donde se identificarán los factores y covariables asociadas a la viabilidad y voluntad para participar en un proceso de desinstitucionalización a través de un análisis bivariante, los recursos imprescindibles para el proceso y los residentes que quieran participar en él. La segunda fase tiene un diseño de intervención compleja en la que se implementa un proceso de desinstitucionalización. Se realizará un análisis exploratorio descriptivo y comparativo para caracterizar a los participantes, los servicios prescritos y el efecto de la intervención de desinstitucionalización a lo largo del tiempo (la calidad de vida será la variable principal; las secundarias serán las referentes a la salud, las psicosociales y de uso de recursos). Este estudio irá acompañado de un subestudio pseudocualitativo y emergente para identificar las barreras y los elementos facilitadores relativos a la implementación de este proceso y comprender cómo los componentes de la intervención y el contexto influyen en los resultados del estudio principal. Los componentes de la intervención y su ejecución serán de gran relevancia en el análisis. Discusión: Las alternativas a la institucionalización con viviendas adaptadas y apoyos comunitarios pueden permitir a las personas que así lo desean el retorno a la comunidad.(AU)

Uncertainty Work: Dealing with a Psychiatric Crisis in Two European Community Mental Health Teams.

The quest for how to deal with a crisis in a community setting, with the aim of deinstitutionalizing mental health care, and reducing hospitalization and coercion, is important. In this article, we argue that to understand how this can be done, we need to shift the attention from acute moments to daily uncertainty work conducted in community mental health teams. By drawing on an empirical ethics approach, we contrast the modes of caring of two teams in Utrecht and Trieste. Our analysis shows how temporality structures, such as watchful waiting, are important in dealing with the uncertainty of a crisis.

La Reforma Psiquiátrica en Andalucía. Cuatro décadas de transformaciones en los servicios públicos de salud mental / The Psychiatric Reform in Andalusia (Spain) Four Decades of Transformations in Public Mental Health Services

El artículo pretende presentar de manera resumida las características más destacadas del proceso de transformación de las estructuras públicas de atención a problemas de salud mental, iniciada oficialmente en Andalucía en junio de 1984, con la aprobación por el Parlamento de una ley específica sobre el tema. A lo largo de estos ya casi 40 años, la arcaica estructura de servicios que caracterizaba la asistencia psiquiátrica se ha transformado en una red compleja de base y orientación comunitaria, superadora de los Hospitales Psiquiátricos y con un sector sanitario integrado en el Sistema Sanitario Público y otro intersectorial dependiente de la Fundación pública FAISEM. El texto presenta las características previas, las líneas de trabajo desarrolladas y los principales resultados obtenidos, con una valoración positiva en relación con la situación de partida, pero también con importantes aspectos no adecuadamente resueltos y que necesitan desarrollos posteriores que, sin embargo, no se están abordando hoy por hoy. (AU)

The article aims to present in a summarized way the most outstanding characteristics of the process of transformation of public structures of attention to mental health problems, officially initiated in Andalusia in June 1984, with the approval by Parliament of law on the subject. Throughout these almost 40 years the archaic structure of services that characterized psychiatric care has been transformed into a complex network of community orientation, surpassing the Psychiatric Hospitals and with a health sector integrated into the Public Health System and another intersectoral dependent on the FAISEM public Foundation. The text presents the previous characteristics, the lines of work developed, and the main results obtained, with a positive assessment in relation to the initial situation, but also with important aspects not adequately resolved and that need subsequent developments that, however, are not being addressed today. (AU)

La Reforma Psiquiátrica en Andalucía. Cuatro décadas de transformaciones en los servicios públicos de salud mental / The Psychiatric Reform in Andalusia (Spain) Four Decades of Transformations in Public Mental Health Services

El artículo pretende presentar de manera resumida las características más destacadas del proceso de transformación de las estructuras públicas de atención a problemas de salud mental, iniciada oficialmente en Andalucía en junio de 1984, con la aprobación por el Parlamento de una ley específica sobre el tema. A lo largo de estos ya casi 40 años, la arcaica estructura de servicios que caracterizaba la asistencia psiquiátrica se ha transformado en una red compleja de base y orientación comunitaria, superadora de los Hospitales Psiquiátricos y con un sector sanitario integrado en el Sistema Sanitario Público y otro intersectorial dependiente de la Fundación pública FAISEM. El texto presenta las características previas, las líneas de trabajo desarrolladas y los principales resultados obtenidos, con una valoración positiva en relación con la situación de partida, pero también con importantes aspectos no adecuadamente resueltos y que necesitan desarrollos posteriores que, sin embargo, no se están abordando hoy por hoy. (AU)

The article aims to present in a summarized way the most outstanding characteristics of the process of transformation of public structures of attention to mental health problems, officially initiated in Andalusia in June 1984, with the approval by Parliament of law on the subject. Throughout these almost 40 years the archaic structure of services that characterized psychiatric care has been transformed into a complex network of community orientation, surpassing the Psychiatric Hospitals and with a health sector integrated into the Public Health System and another intersectoral dependent on the FAISEM public Foundation. The text presents the previous characteristics, the lines of work developed, and the main results obtained, with a positive assessment in relation to the initial situation, but also with important aspects not adequately resolved and that need subsequent developments that, however, are not being addressed today. (AU)

Psychiatric Hospital of Leros: a portrayal of the current situation.

The purpose of this study was to describe the demographic and clinical features of the inpatients currently residing at the Psychiatric Hospital of Leros. The present systematic documentation and presentation aimed to demonstrate the standard of living and healthcare conditions provided today, after the implementation of the State's "Psychargos" program; this is the main Greek Psychiatric reform program, adhering to the principles of deinstitutionalization and community psychiatry, in accordance with the current international guidelines. In addition, we discussed the current relationship between the psychiatric departments of the hospital and the other departments and clinics in terms of providing healthcare services to chronic psychiatric inpatients in full compliance with the biopsychosocial model and its application to the unique case of Leros. The implemented patient profiles incorporated both subjective and objective factors, such as compliance with rules and treatment, self-injury, and harm to others. Furthermore, we quantified and categorized the level of care required for each patient in terms of personnel-reported activities. This parameter was assessed through the Greek version of Katz's Index of Independence in Activities of Daily Living. Simultaneously, the fundamental actions provided to inpatients by the social care and support services of the hospital were also depicted and categorized, in terms of connection to State social services, communication with the patient's families, and cooperation between the families and the hospital for the patient's healthcare needs. Furthermore, we analyzed and presented all statistically significant correlations found in our patients' characteristics. Briefly, the main results of our study show that the mean age of the 212 patients was 62.4 years old (with a standard deviation of ±13.6 years and the longest hospitalization of 62 consecutive years) including patients from the institution's asylum period. Since 1989, the year when the psychiatric reform began in our hospital, 87 new patients were admitted, 85.1% of whom were from the southern Aegean, thus following the principle of naiveness. Intellectual disabilities and psychotic spectrum disorders were the most common disorders among the total number of hospitalized patients, accounting for 40% in each category. Regarding the 87 patients hospitalized after 1989, psychotic spectrum disorders were diagnosed in the vast majority (58 patients, 66.7%) followed by organic mental disorders (10 patients, 11.5%). The rest were diagnosed with other disorders. Somatic comorbidity and the need for care and services, especially for patients with intellectual disabilities, demonstrate how the Institution now mainly offers psychogeriatric healthcare services. In conclusion, the purpose of this study was to highlight the Psychiatric Hospital of Leros as it stands today, in stark contrast to the long-established, stereotypical depiction of asylums in the scientific and public communities.

The deinstitutionalization of children and adolescents in El Salvador's child protection system.

BACKGROUND: In 2010, El Salvador introduced legislation aimed at reforming the country's Child Protective System (CPS), with a focus on promoting deinstitutionalization. OBJECTIVE: The study aim was to explore the impact of deinstitutionalization on the Salvadoran CPS. PARTICIPANTS AND SETTING: The study was conducted in El Salvador, granting authors unique access to key informants with extensive experience in the country's CPS. Unlike the United States, which is divided into states, El Salvador is divided into departments, and CPS providers were recruited from all 14 departments. Focus groups were facilitated in the East, West, and Central zones to ensure representation from all regions. METHODS: Qualitative semi-structured interviews (n = 26) were conducted in June/July of 2019, which were then followed by focus groups (n = 4) in August 2019. The analysis of the data employed a combination of deductive and inductive thematic coding methods. RESULTS: CPS providers offered valuable insights, categorized into five main themes: (1) Strengths of El Salvador's CPS, (2) Deinstitutionalization policy encompassing socioenvironmental contextual factors, (3) Challenges in the deinstitutionalization process, including insufficient follow-up on deinstitutionalized children, (4) Recommendations from participants, highlighting the importance of enhancing stakeholder coordination/collaboration, and (5) The necessity for a paradigm shift, emphasizing the need to redefine the social contract on protecting children from child maltreatment. CONCLUSIONS: The Salvadoran CPS requires substantial systemic changes. Encouragingly, key informants have demonstrated a commitment to reform not only the deinstitutionalization process but also the broader CPS system in El Salvador including case management and quality of care in institutional settings.

First steps towards the deinstitutionalization of older adults: A protocol for the implementation of a complex intervention.

BACKGROUND: Nursing homes are becoming increasingly important as end-of-life care facilities. However, many older adults want to stay in their homes as they age. OBJECTIVE: To assess the feasibility of a deinstitutionalization process on selected institutionalized older adults who are willing to initiate the process. METHODS: This study, divided into two phases, will be carried out over 15 months on 241 residents living in two nursing homes in Navarra (Spain). The first phase has a cross-sectional design. We will identify the factors and covariates associated with feasibility and willingness to participate in a deinstitutionalization process by bivariate analysis, essential resources for the process and residents to participate in the process. The second phase has a complex interventional design to implement a deinstitutionalization process. An exploratory descriptive and comparative analysis will be carried out to characterize the participants, prescribed services and the impact deinstitutionalization intervention will have over time (quality of life will be the main outcome; secondary variables will be health, psychosocial, and resource use variables). This study will be accompanied by a pseudo-qualitative and emergent sub-study to identify barriers and facilitators concerning the implementation of this process and understand how intervention components and context influence the outcomes of the main study. Intervention components and the way the intervention is implemented will be of great relevance in the analysis. DISCUSSION: Alternatives to institutionalization with adapted accommodation and community support can allow people who wish to return to the community. TRIAL REGISTRATION: NCT05605392.

Castilla del Pino: un faro indispensable para navegantes de lo mental / Castilla del Pino: An Essential Lighthouse for Navigators of the Mental

Castilla del Pino ejerció un indudable liderazgo intelectual sobre varias generacio-nes de españoles en el último tercio del siglo XX, y de forma particular ejerció su función de intelectual aplicado a la práctica clínica de lo mental. Esta tarea constituyó un verdadero ma-gisterio para los profesionales interesados en prácticas clínicas rigurosas, respetuosas con la dignidad y los derechos de los pacientes. En este trabajo se revisan algunas de sus principa-les aportaciones como intelectual a la práctica psiquiátrica y la psicoterapia. Específicamen-te, se abordan sus contribuciones al estudio de la influencia de la ideología en la psicoterapia y la ideología de la locura y su impacto en la práctica psiquiátrica en contexto hospitalario. Sus observaciones y recomendaciones significan una magnífica guía para el ejercicio de la observación rigurosa, la reflexión y el pensamiento crítico frente al dogmatismo. (AU)

Castilla del Pino was an undoubted intellectual leader over several generations of Spaniards in the last third of the 20th century. He specifically played this role as an intellectual in the field of the mental health practice. This task constituted a true teaching for professionals interested in rigorous clinical practices, respectful of the dignity and rights of patients. This paper reviews some of his main contributions as an intellectual to psychiatric practice and psychotherapy. It specifically addresses his contributions to the study of the influence of ideology in psychotherapy, as well as the ideology of madness and its impact on psychiatric practice in a hospital context. His observations and recom-mendations are an excellent guide to the exercise of rigorous observation, reflection and critical thinking facing any dogmatism. (AU)

Los desafíos del acompañamiento universitario a emprendimientos de gestión colectiva en procesos de desmanicomialización en Uruguay

Nos proponemos compartir resultados de una investigación que tuvo como objetivo estudiar los procesos de gestión colectiva en dos emprendimientos laborales autogestivos de Uruguay, que trabajan desde la perspectiva de la desmanicomialización. Se trató de una investigación cualitativa, situada y experiencial a partir del despliegue de una etnografía. En este artículo abordaremos los resultados de dos objetivos específicos, uno sobre las estrategias y metodologías universitarias vinculadas a los procesos de conformación y sostén de dichas experiencias y otro sobre las estrategias desplegadas para acompañar el padecimiento de lxs integrantes. Compartiremos algunos resultados en relación a las preguntas: ¿para qué y por qué se acompaña? ¿qué es lo que se acompaña? ¿cómo se acompaña?. Identificamos que ambos proyectos se llevan adelante desde la extensión universitaria, a partir de un proceso de incubación de emprendimientos cooperativos integrado solo por personas usuarias de servicios de salud mental, que denominamos: autogestión-solo-de-ellos. Este proceso implicó acompañar y sostener un doble pasaje, o sea generar ruptura con la lógica manicomial y con la lógica salarial para configurar y consolidar un emprendimiento de gestión colectiva. Esto significó para los equipos universitarios acompañar y desplegar distintas estrategias en relación a la triada: trabajo-acogida-vida. Destacamos tres componentes transversales del acompañamiento que fueron: no sustituir (hacer con), sostener otras temporalidades y abordaje interdisciplinario y en red.Durante el proceso de incubación se produce una metamorfosis a partir de que egresadxs universitarixs deciden integrar las experiencias como socixs/cooperativistas e inician un proceso que definimos como: autogestión-de-un-nosotrxs.

Propomos compartilhar resultados de uma pesquisa que teve como objetivo estudar os processos de gestão coletiva em duas empresas trabalhistas autogeridas no Uruguai, que funcionam na perspectiva da desmanicomalização. Tratou-se de uma investigação qualitativa, situada e experiencial baseada no desdobramento de uma etnografia. Neste artigo abordaremos os resultados de dois objetivos específicos, um sobre as estratégias e metodologias universitárias vinculadas aos processos de formação e sustentação dessas experiências e outro sobre as estratégias utilizadas para acompanhar o sofrimento dos membros. Compartilharemos alguns resultados em relação às questões: para que e por que é acompanhado? O que é acompanhado? E como é acompanhado? Identificamos que ambos os projetos são realizados pela extensão universitária, a partir de um processo de incubação de empreendimentos cooperativos formados apenas por usuários de serviços de saúde mental, o que denominamos: autogestão-só-deles. Este processo envolveu acompanhar e sustentar uma dupla passagem, ou seja, gerar uma ruptura com a lógica asilar e com a lógica salarial para configurar e consolidar um empreendimento de gestão coletiva. Isso significou que as equipes universitárias acompanhassem e implantassem diferentes estratégias em relação à tríade: trabalho-acolhimento-vida. Destacamos três componentes transversais do apoio, que foram: não substituir (fazer com), apoiar outras temporalidades e uma abordagem interdisciplinar e em rede. Durante o processo de incubação, ocorre uma metamorfose quando os graduados universitários decidem integrar as experiências como parceiros/cooperativistas e iniciam um processo que definimos como: autogestão-de-um-nós.

We propose to share results of a research that aimed to study the collective management processes in two self-managed labor enterprises in Uruguay, which work from the perspective of demanicomalization. It was a qualitative, situated and experiential investigation based on the deployment of an ethnography. In this article, we will address the results of two specific objectives, one on the university strategies and methodologies linked to the processes of formation and support of these experiences and another on the strategies deployed to accompany the suffering of the members. We will share some results in relation to the questions: why and what for is it accompanied? What is accompanied? And how is it accompanied? We identified that both projects are carried out by the university extension, based on an incubation process of cooperative ventures made up only of users of mental health services, which we call: self-management-only-of-them. This process involved accompanying and sustaining a double passage; that is, generating a break with the asylum logic and with the salary logic to configure and consolidate a collective management undertaking. This meant for the university teams to accompany and deploy different strategies in relation to the triad: work-welcome-life. We highlighted three transversal components of support, which were not substituting (doing with), supporting other temporalities, and an interdisciplinary and network approach. During the incubation process, a metamorphosis occurs when university graduates decide to integrate the experiences as partners/cooperativists and begin a process that we define as: self-management-of-an-us.

Global priority for the care of orphans and other vulnerable children: transcending problem definition challenges.

BACKGROUND: Tens of millions of children lack adequate care, many having been separated from or lost one or both parents. Despite the problem's severity and its impact on a child's lifelong health and wellbeing, the care of vulnerable children-which includes strengthening the care of children within families, preventing unnecessary family separation, and ensuring quality care alternatives when reunification with the biological parents is not possible or appropriate-is a low global priority. This analysis investigates factors shaping the inadequate global prioritization of the care of vulnerable children. Specifically, the analysis focuses on factors internal to the global policy community addressing children's care, including how they understand, govern, and communicate the problem. METHODS: Drawing on agenda setting scholarship, we triangulated among several sources of data, including 32 interviews with experts, as well as documents including peer-reviewed literature and organizational reports. We undertook a thematic analysis of the data, using these to create a historical narrative on efforts to address children's care, and specifically childcare reform. RESULTS: Divisive disagreements on the definition and legitimacy of deinstitutionalization-a care reform strategy that replaces institution-based care with family-based care-may be hindering priority for children's care. Multiple factors have shaped these disagreements: a contradictory evidence base on the scope of the problem and solutions, divergent experiences between former Soviet bloc and other countries, socio-cultural and legal challenges in introducing formal alternative care arrangements, commercial interests that perpetuate support for residential facilities, as well as the sometimes conflicting views of impacted children, families, and the disability community. These disagreements have led to considerable governance and positioning difficulties, which have complicated efforts to coordinate initiatives, precluded the emergence of leadership that proponents universally trust, hampered the engagement of potential allies, and challenged efforts to secure funding and convince policymakers to act. CONCLUSION: In order to potentially become a more potent force for advancing global priority, children's care proponents within international organizations, donor agencies, and non-governmental agencies working across countries will need to better manage their disagreements around deinstitutionalization as a care reform strategy.

The psychopathic hospital.

A new psychiatric institution emerged in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries: the psychopathic hospital. This institution represented a significant development in the history of psychiatry, as it marked the profession's reorientation from asylum-based to hospital-based care, and in this way presaged the deinstitutionalization movement that would begin half a century later. Psychopathic hospitals were also an important marker of psychiatry's efforts to redefine its professional boundaries and respond to its vociferous critics. This entailed both a rapprochement with general medicine in an effort to assert its scientific bona fides and a redefinition of its scope of practice to absorb non-certifiable 'borderland' cases in order both to emphasize non-coercive treatment and to enlarge the profession's boundaries.

Deinstitutionalization, community-based care and incarceration of people with severe mental illness: Out of sight, out of mind?

Although the international literature points to a number of benefits from deinstitutionalization, such as limiting coercion, more cost-effectiveness of care systems, and better use of community care, it may be helpful to take a broader perspective on where coercion and institutionalization of people with severe mental illnesses (SMI) and/or substance use disorders frequently occur: in prisons and jails. In this comment, we propose to move beyond the inpatient/outpatient dichotomy.

Saúde mental na atenção básica: metassíntese da produção do cuidado no território brasileiro / Mental health in primary care: meta-synthesis of care production in the brazilian territory / Salud mental en la atención primaria: metasíntesis de la producción del cuidado en el territorio brasileño

Este estudo objetivou compreender as concepções que guiam a produção do cuidado em saúde mental na atenção básica (AB) por meio de uma metassíntese da literatura. Por meio das bases de dados e bibliotecas virtuais Scopus, LILACS, BDENF, SciELO, BVS e PubMed e utilizando os Descritores em Ciências da Saúde (DeCS), buscaram-se textos qualitativos em português, inglês e espanhol, publicados no Brasil entre 2010 e 2020, que abordassem como a produção do cuidado em saúde mental está sendo desenvolvida na AB do país; cujos objetivos se referissem a atos e saberes desenvolvidos em saúde mental na AB; que abordassem o conceito de integralidade do cuidado em saúde mental desenvolvido na AB do Brasil; e que tratassem do entendimento quanto à mudança da prática profissional a partir dessas iniciativas. Foram selecionados 66 trabalhos, a partir dos quais se identificou que a saúde mental ainda sofre com as consequências herdadas do modelo hospitalocêntrico e asilar de produção do cuidado. Além disso, evidenciaram-se impactos das questões e experiências pessoais na saúde mental dos sujeitos, negligência e visão restrita do cuidado psicossocial, predomínio de práticas biomédicas, centralização nas ações intramuros e psiquiatrização das práticas de saúde mental na AB, os quais constituem barreiras ao processo de desinstitucionalização e integralidade do cuidado em saúde mental. Assim, é importante reconhecer a legitimidade dos saberes e repensar práticas menos cristalizadas, a fim de enfrentar e problematizar modelos hegemônicos, para que se avance na produção do cuidado em saúde mental na AB.

This study aimed to understand the concepts that guide the production of mental health care developed in Primary Care (PC), with a meta-synthesis of the literature. From the databases and virtual libraries Scopus, LILACS, BDENF, SciELO, VHL, and PubMed and using Descriptors in Health Sciences (DeCS), qualitative texts in Portuguese, English, and Spanish, published in Brazil between 2010 and 2020 were sought., which addressed how the production of mental health care is being developed in PC in the country; works whose objectives refer to acts and knowledge developed in mental health in PC; works that address the concept of comprehensive mental health care developed in PC in Brazil; and works on understanding the change in professional practice based on these initiatives. A total of 66 papers were selected, from which it was identified that mental health still suffers from the consequences inherited from the hospital-centered and asylum model of care production. In addition, the impacts of personal issues and experiences on the subjects' mental health, negligence and restricted view of psychosocial care, predominance of biomedical practices, centralization in intramural actions, and psychiatrization of mental health practices in PC were evidenced, which constitute barriers to process of deinstitutionalization and integrality of mental health care. Thus, it is important to recognize the legitimacy of knowledge and rethink less crystallized practices, to face and problematize hegemonic models, so that the production of mental health care in PC can advance.

Este estudio tuvo como objetivo comprender los conceptos que orientan la producción del cuidado en salud mental en la atención primaria (AP), mediante una metasíntesis de la literatura. Desde las bases de datos y bibliotecas virtuales Scopus, LILACS, BDENF, SciELO, BVS y PubMed, y utilizando los Descriptores en Ciencias de la Salud (DeCS), se buscaron textos cualitativos en portugués, inglés y español, publicados en Brasil entre 2010 y 2020, que abordaron cómo la producción de atención a la salud mental se desarrolla en AP en el país; trabajos cuyos objetivos se refieran a actos y saberes desarrollados en salud mental en AP; los que abordaron el concepto de atención integral a la salud mental desarrollado en AP en Brasil; y aquellos que trataron de la comprensión del cambio en la práctica profesional a partir de estas iniciativas. Se seleccionaron 66 artículos, y se identificó que la salud mental aún sufre las consecuencias heredadas del modelo hospitalario y el aislamiento de la producción del cuidado. Además, los impactos de los problemas y experiencias personales en la salud mental de los sujetos, la negligencia y la visión restringida de la atención psicosocial, el predominio de las prácticas biomédicas, la centralización en las acciones intramuros y la psiquiatrización de las prácticas de salud mental en AP constituyen barreras para el proceso de desinstitucionalización e integralidad de la atención en salud mental. Así, es importante reconocer la legitimidad de los saberes y repensar las prácticas menos cristalizadas para enfrentar modelos hegemónicos y problematizarlos para que la producción de cuidados en salud mental en AP pueda avanzar.