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Perceptions of people with mental disorders regarding social support from religion and health professionals
ABSTRACT Objective: to analyze the perception of people with mental disorders in relation to social support from religion and from health professionals. Method: qualitative, descriptive-exploratory study, carried out with seven members of a Christian religious institution, adults and medically diagn...
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Published in: | Revista Gaúcha de Enfermagem 2024-01, Vol.45 |
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Summary: | ABSTRACT Objective: to analyze the perception of people with mental disorders in relation to social support from religion and from health professionals. Method: qualitative, descriptive-exploratory study, carried out with seven members of a Christian religious institution, adults and medically diagnosed with mental disorders. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews, between May and August 2021. Thematic content analysis was used. Results: support from healthcare professionals was emphasized in relation to symptoms and their psychosocial consequences. Medication was the main aspect, despite the stigma and side effects. Religious social support was described from a perspective of affective support, learning, and the search for overcoming the issues as a way of relieving suffering. Conclusion: the perception of people with mental disorders in relation to the support of health professionals was pervaded by the biomedical character of drug treatments in the remission of symptoms. However, religiosity/spirituality was highlighted as an important complementary factor to treatment. In this sense, the intersection between the two types of support stands out as an aspect for expanding mental health care.
RESUMEN Objetivo: analizar la percepción de las personas con trastornos mentales con relación al apoyo social religioso y de los profesionales de la salud en la atención. Método: estudio cualitativo, descriptivo-exploratorio. Se llevó a cabo con siete miembros de una institución religiosa cristiana, adultos y diagnosticados médicamente con trastornos mentales. Los datos fueron recolectados mediante entrevistas semiestructuradas, entre mayo y agosto de 2021. Se utilizó el análisis de contenido temático. Resultados: se destacó el apoyo de los profesionales de la salud con relación a los síntomas y sus consecuencias psicosociales, refiriéndose a la medicación como aspecto principal, a pesar del estigma y de los efectos secundarios. El apoyo social religioso fue descrito bajo una lógica de apoyo afectivo, aprendizaje y búsqueda de superación como forma de aliviar el sufrimiento. Conclusión: la percepción de las personas con trastornos mentales con relación al apoyo de los profesionales de la salud fue permeada por el carácter biomédico marcado por el tratamiento farmacológico en la remisión de los síntomas. Sin embargo, la religiosidad/espiritualidad se destacó como un factor complementario importante al tratamiento. En este sentido, la intersección entre |
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ISSN: | 0102-6933 1983-1447 |
DOI: | 10.1590/1983-1447.2024.20230197.en |