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Published on: February 16, 2011
["Folie à Famille", an interdisciplinary experience from a clinical and therapeutic stance]
Carlos Berbara1, Sergio Almeida, Margarita Cermelli Reber
1Hospital Neuropsiquiátrico, L. A. Roballos, Paraná. carlosberbara@hotmail.com
Unlabelled:
Report of a learning process experience by Psychiatry residents in the Mental Health area of a public monovalent hospital of the province of Entre Ríos. This work is based on an analysis of roles played by interdisciplinary experiences such as Psychiatry, Psychology, Therapeutic Assistance, Social Work and Occupational Therapy as well as Clinical and Therapeutical perspectives (Psychosocial, Psychoeducational and Psycopharmacology), not only addressing the peculiarity of the "Folie à Famille" case but also the institutional, legal, locational and neighborhood level elements taking into account the development of the diagnostic and therapeutic strategies in the area of Mental Health. Clinical case report of the entire family from the legal admission to its final home and neighborhood reinsertion. Consisting of clinical diagnosis, legal, situational, social and therapeutic interventions during hospitalization, home and social networks restoring process, hospital release and support of outpatient treatment. A full review of the concept of "Folie à Famille" will be provided as described previously in the literature.
Method:
Observational analytic descriptive study.
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