Mental health care measures and innovations to cope with COVID-19: an integrative review. / Arranjos e inovações para o cuidado em saúde mental no enfrentamento da COVID-19: revisão integrativa.

This integrative review aims to identify the mental health care measures that were produced during the COVID-19 pandemic. This research was conducted on three databases (SciELO, PubMed, and LILACS) with the following descriptors in Portuguese, English, and Spanish: "SAÚDE MENTAL" or "SALUD MENTAL" or "MENTAL HEALTH" AND "COVID-19" from 2020 to 2021. In total, 3,451 articles were found, 43 of which were analyzed. Most measures were digital, stemmed from public institutions, focused on the local perspective, and were integrated with the public health care system. This study discusses the models of care in mental health based on measures to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic. It also discusses the Brazilian health care system, reiterating its resilience. In conclusion, digital measures occurred most often. This study suggest the evaluation of the accessibility of this mental health care model for most vulnerable groups. Finally, this research reinforces the importance of the Brazilian health care system for public health and access to information to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic.

A presente revisão integrativa tem por objetivo identificar os arranjos de cuidado em saúde mental que foram implementados no enfrentamento à pandemia de COVID-19. Realizou-se busca em três bases de dados (SciELO, PubMed e LILACS), em português, inglês e espanhol, com os descritores "SAÚDE MENTAL" or "SALUD MENTAL" or "MENTAL HEALTH" AND "COVID-19", no período de 2020 a 2021. Foram encontrados 3.451 artigos, sendo 43 selecionados para análise. Em relação ao cuidado em saúde mental, os principais arranjos identificados foram os digitais, de natureza pública, desenvolvidos na esfera municipal e com integração com a rede de saúde. Os modelos de cuidado em saúde mental para o enfrentamento da pandemia são discutidos a partir dos tipos de arranjo produzidos nesse contexto sanitário emergencial e crítico. Apresenta-se, ainda, um recorte da realidade encontrada no Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS), reiterando sua resiliência. Concluiu-se que os arranjos digitais foram os mais usados e que há necessidade de investigar a acessibilidade deste modelo para populações com maior vulnerabilidade social. Reafirma-se a importância do SUS para o enfrentamento da COVID-19 e no acesso a informações de saúde.

Description of a telehealth mental health programme in the framework of the COVID-19 pandemic in Colombia.

BACKGROUND: A telehealth mental health programme was designed at the LivingLab of the Faculty of Medicine of the Universidad de Antioquia [University of Antioquia]. OBJECTIVES: To describe the development and operation of the programme and evaluate the satisfaction of the patients treated during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021. METHODS: Descriptive study that details the development of the programme. Data were extracted from medical records to describe the patients who were treated. A satisfaction scale was applied to a random sample and the data were summarised with descriptive statistics. RESULTS: In March 2020 and August 2021, 10,229 patients were treated, with 20,276 treated by telepsychology and 4,164 by psychiatry, 1,808 by telepsychiatry and 2,356 by tele-expertise, with a total of 6,312 visits. The most frequent diagnoses were depressive (36.8%), anxiety (12.0%), and psychotic (10.7%) disorders. Respondents were satisfied to the point that more than 93% would recommend it to another person. CONCLUSIONS: The LivingLab telehealth mental health programme allowed for the care of patients with mental health problems and disorders in Antioquia during the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, and there was a high degree of satisfaction among the beneficiaries. Therefore it could be adopted in mental health care.

What Should Personalised Mental Health Support Involve? Views of Young People with Lived Experience and Professionals from Eight Countries.

Research demonstrates that young people value mental health support that is tailored to their needs and preferences, rather than a "one size fits all" offer, which is often not equitably accessible (National Children's Bureau, 2021). Understanding young people's lived experiences across different sociocultural contexts is important. The aim of this research was to conduct an international qualitative study on the views of young people with lived experience and professionals, on proposed aspects of personalised support for anxiety and/or depression. Participatory action focus groups were conducted with N = 120 young people with lived experience of anxiety and/or depression (14-24 years) and with N = 63 professionals in Brazil, India, Kenya, Pakistan, Portugal, South Africa, Turkey, and the United Kingdom. Data were analysed using the rigorous and accelerated data reduction (RADaR) technique. Overall, although some country-specific differences were found in terms of what aspects of support young people found to be most important, individual preferences were considered stronger, furthering the view that support should be personalised to the needs of the individual young person. Young people experiencing anxiety and/or depression should be able to choose for themselves which aspects of support they would prefer in their own care and support plans, with families and mental health professionals providing guidance where appropriate, rather than removing the young person from the decision-making process altogether. It should also be ensured that the aspects of personalised support can be understood by young people and professionals from different contexts, including marginalised and minoritised groups and communities.

Mental health in Brazil in times of neoliberalism and pandemic: retrogression and resistance.

This study analyzes aspects of mental health in Brazil as an active political field involving a range of social segments and actors from opposing fields in a context of advancing neoliberalism and pandemic. The analysis begins in 2016, when fiscal austerity entered the national agenda, and proceeds through the pandemic until the present day, when both phenomena continue to prevail, even if the intensity of the pandemic is now reduced. In the ambit of mental health, the national policy based on the principles of the psychiatric reform has suffered severe setbacks. Nonetheless, despite state-sponsored efforts to discourage social control and public participation, important sectors of society are engaged in active resistance.

Childhood and adolescence in mental health policy: an analysis through health counselors and conferences. / A infância e a adolescência na política de saúde mental: uma análise por meio dos conselheiros e conferências de saúde.

This qualitative, descriptive, and exploratory documentary and field research aimed to analyze how children and adolescents are included in the formulation of public mental health policies. The document analysis database consisted of reports from Health Conferences (national, state, and municipal), minutes of meetings of the Health Council (national, state, and municipal), and memories of the Thematic Commission on Mental Health (state and municipal). Nine counselors or former health counselors participated in this study through an individual interview with a semi-structured script. Furthermore, the theoretical framework for the analysis of this research was based on the communicative action of Jürgen Habermas. The themes that emerged from the documentary research included the guidelines for intersectoral processes, as well as the expansion of beds for children and adolescents. In addition, the interviews indicated the lack of discussion on the subject, predominance of the punitive perspective, and need for a broader debate. The lack of intersubjective spaces for democratic listening compromises communicative action, resulting in the invisibility of children and adolescents in the policy formulation process and reduced opportunities for participation and social control.

O objetivo do trabalho foi analisar como crianças e adolescentes são contemplados nos processos de participação para a formulação das políticas públicas de saúde mental. Pesquisa qualitativa, descritiva e exploratória de caráter documental e de campo. A base de dados da análise documental consistiu em: relatórios das Conferências de Saúde (nacional, estadual e municipal), atas de reuniões do Conselho de Saúde (nacional, estadual e municipal) e memórias da Comissão Temática de Saúde Mental (estadual e municipal). Participaram deste estudo nove conselheiros ou ex-conselheiros de saúde, por meio de uma entrevista individual com roteiro semiestruturado. Como marco teórico de análise desta pesquisa, foi proposto o agir comunicativo de Jürgen Habermas. Dentre os temas que emergiram da pesquisa documental, encontram-se as diretrizes de processos intersetoriais, bem como a ampliação de leitos para crianças e adolescentes. As entrevistas apontaram a falta de discussão da temática, predomínio da perspectiva punitivista e para a necessidade de um debate mais amplo. A falta de espaços intersubjetivos de escuta democrática compromete o agir comunicativo, ocasionando a invisibilização da criança e do adolescente no processo de formulação da política e enfraquecendo os espaços de participação e controle social.

The Importance of Conducting Practice-oriented Research with Underserved Populations.

There has been a growing emphasis on dissemination of empirically supported treatments. Dissemination, however, should not be restricted to treatment. It can and, in the spirit of the scientific-practitioner model, should also involve research. Because it focuses on the investigation of clinical routine as it takes place in local settings and because it can involve the collaboration of several stakeholders, practice-oriented research (POR) can be viewed as an optimal research method to be disseminated. POR has the potential of addressing particularly relevant gaps of knowledge and action when implemented in regions of the world that have limited resources for or experiences with empirical research, and/or in clinical settings that are serving clinical populations who are not typically receiving optimal mental care services - specifically, individuals in rural and inner cities that have limited economic and social resources. The establishment and maintenance of POR in such regions and/or settings, however, come with specific obstacles and challenges. Integrating the experiences acquired from research conducted in various continents (Africa, Europe, Latin America, and North America), the goal of this paper is to describe some of these challenges, strategies that have been implemented to address them, as well as new possible directions to facilitate the creation and growth of POR. It also describes how these challenges and ways to deal with them can provide helpful lessons for already existing POR infrastructures.

The WHO QualityRights Initiative and its use worldwide: A literature review.

BACKGROUND: To subsidize and win the fight against the violation of the human rights of people with mental disorders, an international working group has built a toolkit of quality assurance services and the exercise of human rights by users, both in low-, middle, and high-income countries. The World Health Organization's (WHO) QualityRights Initiative has been discussed and agreed upon by government entities in many countries in its use and implementation. The program includes a service assessment kit and training modules. AIMS: In this context, this article aims to synthesize, from database searches, how the QualityRights Initiative is being used worldwide. METHOD: This is an integrative literature review, in which 354 articles were initially obtained. After analysis, 25 articles were included in this study. RESULTS: The results show different ways of using the initiative: service evaluation; QualityRights Initiative service evaluation and training provision; innovations on how to use the QualityRights Initiative; and QualityRights Initiative trainings. CONCLUSIONS: As the first part of the initiative, the service assessment part, was launched before the training materials, most of the articles found (17) were using it. Despite the recent launch of the training part of the initiative, five articles were found to have already conducted the training. In addition, three articles reported on the use of the initiative in other ways, such as translation and cultural adaptation of the modules; updating the document in light of the QualityRights project; and assessing whether its implementation would be effective in reducing coercive practices.

Trabalho multiprofissional e integralidade do cuidado na percepção dos profissionais do CAPS / Trabajo multiprofesional y atención integral en la percepción de profesionales de CAPS / Multiprofessional work and comprehensive care in the perception of CAPS professionals

RESUMO Este estudo teve como objetivo verificar a percepção dos profissionais dos Centros de Atenção Psicossocial (CAPS) de São Paulo/SP da importância do trabalho multiprofissional em saúde mental para os usuários dos serviços e as relações possíveis com a integralidade do cuidado. Com as reformas sanitária e psiquiátrica, a integralidade passou a ser um princípio fundamental das ações de saúde, conceito que vem sendo entendido a partir de diversas influências. Foram entrevistados 27 profissionais de nível superior e utilizado o referencial metodológico da análise de conteúdo. Os participantes não apresentaram clareza sobre a noção de integralidade do cuidado, valorizando a integralidade e o trabalho de integração disciplinar de forma concomitante a ações tutelares e não favorecedoras de autonomia. Tal fato se deve ao pouco conhecimento teórico do tema sobre a integralidade e a prática ainda persistente centrada na falta de autonomia e ausência de contratualidade na relação profissional e usuário. A efetivação da integralidade do cuidado é aspecto fundamental na compreensão dos usuários de saúde mental como sujeitos de direitos, importante desafio à reforma psiquiátrica brasileira.

RESUMEN Este estudio tuvo como objetivo verificar la percepción de los profesionales de los Centros de Atención Psicosocial (CAPS) en São Paulo / SP de la importancia del trabajo multiprofesional en Salud Mental para los usuarios del servicio y las posibles relaciones con la atención integral. Con las reformas de salud y psiquiátricas, la integralidad se ha convertido en un principio fundamental de las acciones de salud, un concepto que se ha entendido desde diferentes influencias. Veintisiete profesionales de la educación superior fueron entrevistados y se utilizó el marco metodológico del Análisis de Contenido. Los participantes no tenían claro el concepto de atención integral, valorando el trabajo integral y de integración disciplinaria al mismo tiempo que las acciones tutelares que no favorecen la autonomía. Este hecho se debe a la falta de conocimiento teórico sobre el tema de la exhaustividad y la práctica aún persistente centrada en la falta de autonomía y la ausencia de contractualidad en la relación profesional y de usuario. La efectividad de la atención integral es un aspecto fundamental en la comprensión de los usuarios de salud mental como sujetos de derechos, un desafío importante para la reforma psiquiátrica brasileña.

ABSTRACT This study aimed to verify professionals' perceptions of Psychosocial Care Centers (Centros de Atenção Psicossocial - CAPS) in São Paulo / SP regarding the importance of multiprofessional work in Mental Health for service users and the possible relationships with comprehensive care. The Health and Psychiatric Reforms made comprehensiveness a fundamental principle of health actions, a concept understood through various influences. Twenty-seven higher education professionals were interviewed, and the Content Analysis methodological framework was used. The participants were unclear about integrality care, valuing comprehensiveness and disciplinary integration work concomitantly to tutelage actions that do not favor autonomy. This fact is due to the lack of theoretical knowledge on comprehensiveness issues and the still persistent practice centered on the absence of autonomy and contractuality in the professional-user relationship. The effectiveness of comprehensive care is fundamental to understanding Mental Health users as subjects of rights, an important challenge for Brazilian Psychiatric Reform.

Aportes del Hospital de Día para la atención de niños/as y adolescentes con patologías mentales graves, en la formación de residentes de Psiquiatría Pediátrica / Contributions from the Day Hospital for the care of children and adolescents with serious mental pathologies, in the training of Pediatric Psychiatry residents

Cerca del 20 % de niños en todo el mundo experimentan trastornos mentales, independientemente de su procedencia o cultura. La manifestación de un trastorno mental durante la infancia puede ocasionar alteraciones en el desarrollo, impactando negativamente en la calidad de vida, la dinámica familiar, y en el progreso académico y social. En nuestro país los problemas de salud mental en la infancia y adolescencia están entre los principales problemas de salud en este grupo de edades, y las consultas y hospitalizaciones de niños, niñas y adolescentes se encuentran con una oferta de servicios limitada. En 2017, se aprueba la Ley de Salud Mental, que promueve la atención de los problemas en el ámbito comunitario, y la implementación de distintos dispositivos de atención alternativos a la hospitalización a tiempo completo. Uno de los dispositivos intermedios es el hospital de día, para la atención de trastornos mentales en forma ambulatoria diurna, como alternativa a la hospitalización. En el 2021 se abre el primer Hospital de Día para niños, niñas y adolescentes con trastornos psiquiátricos severos en el Centro Hospitalario Pereira Rossell. Con un equipo interdisciplinario con recursos de la Administración de los Servicios de Salud del Estado y la Facultad de Medicina, brinda la oportunidad de pasantías para estudiantes de distintas disciplinas. El Hospital de Día enriquece la formación de residentes de Psiquiatría Pediátrica para enfrentar desafíos clínicos y desarrollar estrategias de tratamiento interdisciplinarias, complementarias al abordaje tradicional, una atención de mayor calidad y una oportunidad de aprendizaje en trabajo en equipo.

About 20% children experience mental disorders worldwide, regardless of background or culture. Mental disorders appearing during childhood can cause developmental changes, with negative impact on quality of life, family dynamics, as well as on academic and social progress. In our country, Mental Health problems in childhood and adolescence are among the main health problems in this age group, increasing consultations and hospitalizations of children and adolescents, stressing a limited supply of services. In 2017, the Mental Health Law was passed, which promotes mental health care at the community level, and the implementation of different care strategies as alternatives to fulltime hospitalization. One of the intermediate strategies is the day hospital, for the care of mental disorders on a daytime outpatient basis, as an alternative to conventional hospitalization. In 2021, the first day hospital for children and adolescents with severe psychiatric disorders was opened in Uruguay at the Pereira Rossell Hospital Center. With an interdisciplinary team with resources from ASSE and the Faculty of Medicine, it provides opportunity for internships for students from different disciplines. The Day Hospital enriches the training of Pediatric Psychiatry residents. They learn how to cope with clinical challenges, have a teamwork learning opportunity, and develop interdisciplinary treatment strategies, complementary to the traditional approach, providing higher quality care in the management of serious childhood mental disorders.

Características clínicas e sociodemográficas dos usuários de um centro de atenção psicossocial infantojuvenil em Porto Alegre a partir do Sistema de Gerenciamento de Consultas (GERCON) / Clinical and sociodemographic characteristics of users of centro de atenção psicossocial infantojuvenil in Porto Alegre since the implementation of Sistema de Gerenciamento de Consultas (GERCON)

Introdução: Desde maio de 2019, o acesso aos serviços especializados de saúde mental infantojuvenil do município de Porto Alegre ocorre através da regulação assistencial por intermédio do sistema Gerenciamento de Consultas (GERCON). O objetivo deste estudo foi caracterizar o perfil clínico e sociodemográfico dos usuários encaminhados para um Centro de Atenção Psicossocial Infantojuvenil (CAPSi) nos dois primeiros anos do GERCON. Métodos: Estudo transversal em que foram resgatados dados dos prontuários eletrônicos de crianças e adolescentes encaminhados para primeira consulta em um CAPSi de Porto Alegre, capital do estado do Rio Grande do Sul, no período de maio de 2019 a abril de 2021. Resultados: A maioria dos 134 usuários era do sexo masculino (59,8%), autodeclarados brancos (69,7%), naturais de Porto Alegre (87,9%) e com hipótese diagnóstica inicial de Retardo mental (28,9%), Transtornos emocionais e de comportamento com início usualmente ocorrendo na infância e adolescência (24,2%) e Transtornos do humor (20,3%). A média de idade foi 13,4 anos e a mediana 15 anos. A taxa de absenteísmo na primeira consulta foi de 24,7%. Conclusão: A maioria dos usuários encaminhados para o CAPSi HCPA era do sexo masculino, adolescente, natural de Porto Alegre e com a hipótese diagnóstica inicial de transtornos do neurodesenvolvimento. Há uma elevada taxa de absenteísmo. Ao planejar intervenções para crianças e adolescentes que necessitam de atendimento em CAPSi é importante considerar o perfil nosológico e as características sociodemográficas dos usuários, assim como pensar em estratégias para diminuir o absenteísmo.

Introduction: Since May 2019, access to child and adolescent mental health services in the city of Porto Alegre has been managed through a regulatory system called sistema de regulação assistencial (GERCON). The aim of this study is to describe the clinical and sociodemographic characteristics of users referred to a Child and Adolescent Psychosocial Care Center (Centro de Atenção Psicossocial Infantojuvenil [CAPSi]) in the first two years of GERCON. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study. Data were retrieved from electronic medical records of children and adolescents referred for their first consultation at a CAPSi in Porto Alegre, capital of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, from May 2019 to April 2021. Results: Most of the 134 users were male (59.8%), self declared white (69.7%), from Porto Alegre (87,9%) and with an initial diagnostic hypothesis of Mental retardation (28,9%), Behavioral and emotional disorders with onset usually occurring in childhood and adolescence (24,2%) e Mood disorders (20,3%). The mean age was 13.4 years and the median was 15 years. The rate of absenteeism in the first appointment was 24.7%. Conclusion: Most users referred to the CAPSi HCPA were male, teenagers, born in Porto Alegre and with the initial diagnostic hypothesis of neurodevelopmental disorders. There is a high rate of absenteeism. When planning interventions for children and adolescents who need CAPSi care, it is important to consider the nosological profile and sociodemographic characteristics, as well as thinking about strategies to reduce absenteeism.

Saúde mental e interprofissionalidade: experiência de Betim, Minas Gerais, Brasil / Mental health and interprofessionality: Betim experience, Minas Gerais, Brazil / Salud mental e interprofesionalidad: Betim experience, Minas Gerais, Brasil

O modelo da Atenção Psicossocial trouxe novas formas de organização do trabalho em saúde mental. O objetivo desse estudo foi compreender a dinâmica de trabalho em equipe multiprofissional desenvolvido nos serviços de Betim/MG. O referencial metodológico sebaseou na pesquisa qualitativa. Foram realizadas entrevistas narrativas e grupo focal. Sob a orientação da hermenêutica-dialética, foram construídas três categorias de análise: construção do processo de trabalho -aspectos históricos e atuais; trabalho emequipe e repercussões nas profissões; desafios do trabalho. O trabalho na Saúde Mental tem sido desenvolvido por equipes multidisciplinares, numa proposta de organização interprofissional. Os trabalhadores puderam reconstruir lugares identificatórios distintos de suas categorias específicas. Embora reconheçam que o trabalho em equipe e os dispositivos de reflexão coletiva são essenciais para sustentação do modelo, há desafios que comprometem o cuidado e provocam sofrimento no trabalhador, indicando a necessidade de investimento em Educação Permanente em Saúde.

The Psychosocial Care model brought new forms of work organization in mental health. The aim of this study was to understand the dynamics of multiprofessional teamwork developed at Betim / MG services. The methodological framework was based on qualitative research. Narrative interviews and focus group were conducted. Under the guidance of dialectical hermeneutics, three categories of analysis were constructed: construction of the work process -historical and current aspects; teamwork and repercussions on the professions; job challenges. The work in mental health has been developed by multidisciplinary teams, in a proposal of interprofessional organization. Workers were able to reconstruct identifiable places distinct from their specific categories. Although they recognize that teamwork and collective reflection devices are essential to support the model, there are challenges that compromise care and cause suffering in workers, indicating the need for investment in Permanent Health Education. (AU)

El modelo de Atención Psicosocial trajo nuevas formas de organización del trabajo en salud mental. El objetivo de este estudio fue comprender la dinámica del trabajo en equipo multiprofesional desarrollado en los servicios de Betim / MG. El marco metodológico se basó en la investigación cualitativa. Se realizaron entrevistas narrativas y grupos focales. Bajo la guía de la hermenéutica dialéctica, se construyeron tres categorías de análisis: construcción del proceso de trabajo: aspectos históricos y actuales; trabajo en equipo y repercusiones en las profesiones; retos laborales. El trabajo en salud mental ha sido desarrollado por equipos multidisciplinarios, en una propuesta de organización interprofesional. Los trabajadores pudieron reconstruir lugares identificables distintos de sus categorías específicas. Aunque reconocen que el trabajo en equipo y los dispositivos de reflexión colectiva son esenciales para respaldar el modelo, existen desafíos que comprometen la atención y causan sufrimiento a los trabajadores, lo que indica la necesidad de invertir en Educación Permanente en Salud. (AU)

Informe de Rotación Electiva: Residencia Interdisciplinaria de Salud Mental (RISaM): Secretaría de Desarrollo Social, Ambiente y Salud: Gualeguaychú

El presente informe se propone dar cuenta de parte de la experiencia de rotación realizada durante un periodo de dos meses en la ciudad de Gualeguaychú, provincia de Entre Ríos, constituyendo una rotación electiva en el marco de la Residencia Interdisciplinaria de Educación y Promoción de la Salud (RIEPS), con sede formadora en el Centro de Salud y Acción Comunitaria (CeSAC) Nº 24, ubicado en el barrio de Villa Soldati, en la Ciudad de Buenos Aires. La elección de la rotación se fundamentó en la búsqueda de un espacio de trabajo con la salud comunitaria que fortaleciera la formación desde un enfoque de derechos y de salud colectiva que articulara las prácticas asistenciales con la promoción de la salud.

CAPS (C)ad(ê): memórias de trabalhadores de saúde mental / CAPS (C)ad(ê): mental health workers memories

Com o objetivo de investigar as estratégias de atenção, gestão do trabalho e arranjos de cuidado desenvolvidos em um Centro de Atenção Psicossocial álcool e outras drogas / CAPS ad de um município de médio porte no interior do estado do Rio de Janeiro, descrevo e analiso memórias de 12 trabalhadores de saúde mental. Partindo de uma experiência de trabalho desde o ano de 2016 e do convívio com outros profissionais do Sistema Único de Saúde / SUS e do Sistema Único de Assistência Social / SUAS, elaboro inicialmente minhas memórias sobre a organização da equipe e as dinâmicas dos atendimentos, partilhando algumas delas com colegas de trabalho. Esperamos, em uma reunião conjunta de memórias, analisar a gestão do cuidado para usuários de drogas em contexto social, institucional e político marcado por processos de precarização. Consideramos que esses processos incidem sobre serviços públicos de saúde, relações de trabalho e redes de suporte social, por meio da escassez e da distribuição desigual de recursos, bem como da exposição a esquemas de violência e vulnerabilização. Concluímos que o serviço estudado lida com processos crônicos de fragilização das relações de trabalho, subfinanciamento e isolamento em termos de redes de atenção, o que impacta as relações de continuidade do cuidado no SUS. Além disso, as memórias de trabalhadores indicaram também fatores fundamentais para serem considerados em estratégias avaliativas dos serviços, como por exemplo, vinculação profissional, formação continuada, diretrizes para atuação, supervisão, como também participação de usuários e familiares.

With the objective of investigating the attention strategies, work management and care arrangements developed in a Psychosocial Care Center for alcohol and other drugs / CAPS ad in a medium-sized municipality in the interior of the state of Rio de Janeiro, I describe and analyze memories of 12 mental health workers. Starting from a work experience since 2016 and from the interaction with other professionals from the Unified Health System / SUS and the Unified Social Assistance System / SUAS, I initially elaborate my memories about the organization of the team and the dynamics of the assistance, sharing some of them with co-workers. We hope, in a joint meeting of memories, to analyze the management of care for drug users in a social, institutional and political context marked by processes of precariousness. We consider that these processes affect public health services, work relationships and social support networks, through scarcity and unequal distribution of resources, as well as exposure to schemes of violence and vulnerability. We conclude that the service studied deals with chronic processes of weakening work relationships, underfunding and isolation in terms of care networks, which affects the continuity of care relationships in the SUS. In addition, the workers' memories also indicated fundamental factors to be considered in evaluation strategies of the services, such as professional bonding, continuing education, guidelines for performance, supervision, as well as the participation of users and family members.

The role of Colombian psychiatrists in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

INTRODUCTION: The COVID-19 pandemic is having an impact on multiple levels, one being the way of providing mental health care services. A study was proposed in order to identify the standpoints regarding the role we must assume as psychiatrists in the setting of this pandemic in Colombia. METHODS: A study was developed employing a Delphi-type methodology. Three types of psychiatrist were included for the application of the instrument: directors of academic psychiatry programmes, directors of mental health institutions and private practitioners. RESULTS: Responses were collected over the course of a month (between April and May) by 24 participants corresponding to 14 private practitioners (58.3%), 6 heads of academic programmes (25.1%) and 4 directors of mental health services (16.6%). The results, grouped around the psychiatric work, describe the impact generated by the pandemic and the possible role of the specialist. CONCLUSIONS: Consistency was identified around the need to provide a differential approach according to the vulnerabilities of each group of people exposed to the pandemic; as well as the remote provision of health care through technology, often using videoconferencing.

Terapia ciega: Lo que la pandemia nos dejó

Experiencia del equipo de salud mental del Hospital Vélez Sarsfield, de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires, que ante la aparición de la pandemia de Covid-19, cambió la modalidad de atención, mayormente por llamadas telefónicas a los pacientes, donde se atendió a pacientes que no el equipo no conocía, en sesiones de home office, con el celular del profesional. Esta experiencia se emparenta con una obra de teatro ciego, donde el analista es el actor de la consulta terapéutica.

Presentación de trabajo grupal: dos intentos de simbolizar lo real de la pandemia

Análisis sobre la tarea del equipo de adolescentes del Centro de Salud Mental Nº 1 y sobre cómo se reorganizó el servicio, en el dispositivo para los adolescentes y el destinado a sus padres, tanto en la terapia individual como en los espacios grupales.

Repensar nuestra formación: Hacia una concurrencia con perspectiva de género

Relato de la experiencia de los concurrentes de salud mental en el Centro de Salud y Acción Comunitaria (CeSAC) N° 9, del barrio de La Boca, y parte del área programática del Hospital Argerich. Se da cuenta de su recorrido por la institución, articulado con las preguntas que surgen luego de la formación como profesionales de la salud. Las autoras pensaron en la idea de autogestionarse como concurrentes un ciclo de formación en perspectiva de género en salud, y relatan parte de esta iniciativa.