NURSING INTERVENTIONS FOR PATIENTS IN PSYCHIATRIC CRISIS IN PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE CENTERS

• Main Authors: Heloísa Helena de Sousa e Silva, Priscilla Maria de Castro Silva, Elisângela Braga de Azevedo, Divanda Cruz Rocha, Lorena de Farias Pimentel Costa, Juliana de Oliveira Musse
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universidade Federal do Paraná 2012-09-01
• Series: Cogitare Enfermagem
• Subjects: Nursing; Mental health services; Psychiatric suffering
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.5380/ce.v17i3.29286
• ISSN: 1414-8536; 2176-9133

This descriptive study with a qualitative approach aimed to investigate strategies for nursing interventions directed at health service users in psychiatric crisis, identifying the factors which unleash this condition. Two nurses and 14 assistant nurses took part in the study, all working in Psycho-Social Care Centers in Campina Grande in the state of Paraíba, Brazil. The data was collected between April and May 2011, through semi-structured interviews, and was analyzed through the technique of content analysis. The strategies referred to were listening /conversing, use of psycho-pharmaceuticals, and containment. In relation to the factors which lead to the crisis, the following were identified: reasons related to the family, irregular use of medication and abstinence from drugs. It may be noted that the nursing practices are based in the new model of health dispensed in mental health.