Open AccessIDENTIFICAÇÃO DE FATORES DE RISCO QUE COMPROMETEM A SAÚDE MENTAL EM AMBIENTES FAMILIARES
Author(s) -
João Carlos G Arias,
Rogerio S de Oliveira,
Graziele Z de Lima,
Ana Carolina de F Azevedo,
Aline Ap Buriola
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
colloquium vitae
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1984-6436
DOI - 10.5747/cv.2015.v07.n1.v126
Subject(s) - mental health , feeling , situational ethics , context (archaeology) , christian ministry , descriptive research , psychology , mental health care , population , medicine , psychiatry , environmental health , social psychology , geography , sociology , philosophy , theology , archaeology , social science
According to the Ministry of Health 3% of the general population suffer from serious or severe mental disorders and more than 12% require some care in Mental Health. In this context, this study attempts to identify risk factors for mental health disorders in family environments. This is an exploratory descriptive study with a quantitative approach, which was conducted by retrospective analysis of cadastral records of 22 families served by an extension project. It resulted that a sedentary lifestyle is a major factor, followed for feeling anxious, disturbed sleep pattern, risk for situational low self-esteem and feelings of powerlessness. Conclude that the results of this research may point a direction to the need for mental health care focusing on prevention of risk factors, as well as contribute to the discussion about simple care strategies such as home visits.