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Application of the therapeutic relationship to people with common mental disorder
Maria do Perpétuo Socorro de Sousa Nóbrega1, Marta Francisca Trigo Fernandes, Priscila de Freitas Silva2
1Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Escola de Enfermagem, Departamento Materno-Infantil e Psiquiátrica. São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil.
Objective:
To report the results from applying a therapeutic relationship to people with common mental disorder.
Method:
Quantitative, descriptive, before and after study, conducted with 112 records accessed from an extension project in mental health in primary health care in Santo André, São Paulo. Screening was performed using a Self-Reporting Questionnaire. Data was collected in October 2014 and analyzed using simple frequency measures.
Results:
The entry score ranged between 7 and18 points, and the higher the frequency, the more relationship sessions were necessary. At the end of the relationship process, 55% had a negative score and 45% passed the score ≤3.
Conclusion:
Therapeutic relationship as nursing care in mental health transcends the area of specialty. Continuous review and process redirecting led users to enlarge their view of the suffering triggers, build coping strategies and exercise changes in daily life.
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