Conhecendo para intervir: o perfil do usuário da saúde mental infantojuvenil em Santa Maria/RS

Abstract

Recent studies point out that mental disorders affect approximately 12% of the general population. Psychic sufferings represent four of the top ten causes of disability, although most could be prevented. Due to these alarming data, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) warn governments to invest in health policies to address this scenario, prioritizing measures to promote mental health and prevention of disorders treatment and psychosocial rehabilitation of those suffering from severe mental disorders. This work is the result of a quantitative documentary analysis, whose purpose is to trace the socioeconomic profile and identify the prevalence of mental disorders of the users served at the CAPSI. The analysis was performed on the 553 charts available and active at the date of data collection. The CAPSI user profile was 68% of boys and 32% of girls, with predominance of 13-year-old adolescents, who were between 11 and 13 years old, which have been under treatment for less than 2 years, whose request is the care with a psychiatrist, the diagnosis is of hyperkinetic disorder or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ICD F90), especially UBS Floriano da Rocha, who study at the Marist School of Santa Marta, in the first year of high school, with half studying in the morning and another in the afternoon, in a family of 4 people, with an average income of R$ 305.95; of the users receiving social benefits, 25% are BPC (Continuous Benefit) and 75% are BF (Family Allowance).