[Contribution of Maria Aparecida Minzoni to psychiatric nursing in Brazil]

This article describes the consolidation of psychiatric nursing knowledge, which was historically built and rescued in this work through the life of Professor Maria Aparecida Minzoni. The present investigation aims at understanding the construction of reflection and intervention in the Brazilian psychiatric nursing regarding teaching, research and assistance, as well as establishing a dialog between those and the work of the Brazilian Nursing Association (ABEN).