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[Mental health: rebuilding knowledge in nursing]
Francisca Bezerra de Oliveira1, Maria Lucinete Fortunato
1Centro de Formação de Professores, Universidade Federal de Campina Grande (UFCG). oliveirafb@uol.com.br
Revista Brasileira De Enfermagem
|November 5, 2003
Summary
Despite criticism, the mental asylum remains a primary method for mental healthcare, isolating patients. This essay examines asylum institutionalization and psychiatric reform to promote uninstitutionalization and ethical mental health nursing.
Area of Science:
- Psychiatry
- Mental Health Nursing
- Social Science
Context:
- The historical and ongoing use of insane asylums for mental healthcare.
- The principle of isolation in traditional mental healthcare models.
- Critiques and reforms surrounding institutional psychiatric care.
Purpose:
- To interpret the institutionalization of asylums, psychiatry, and mental illness.
- To analyze the process of psychiatric reform.
- To contribute to discussions on uninstitutionalization and ethical mental health practices.
Summary:
- The essay critiques the predominant role of the insane asylum, highlighting its isolationist approach.
- It explores the institutionalization of psychiatry and mental illness, alongside reform movements.
- The work aims to foster reflection on de-institutionalization and humanistic nursing in mental health.
Impact:
- Informs ongoing debates about mental healthcare models.
- Challenges traditional psychiatric institutionalization.
- Promotes a shift towards ethical, humanistic, and community-centered mental health support.