Psychological duty as strategy of extended clinic in basic health care

Authors

  • Fázia Beatriz Torres Amorim Diálogos - Instituto Müller-Granzotto
  • Andréa Batista de Andrade Universidade Federal da Bahia
  • Paulo Coelho Castelo Branco Docente do Instituto Multidisciplinar em Saúde da Universidade Federal da Bahia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4013/ctc.2015.82.03

Abstract

The psychological duty fits in a mental health promotion perspective based on the emergency reception of the person in crisis, underpinning the extended clinic and basic health care ideals. We aim at problematizing the psychological duty as a possible strategy of extended clinic, presenting the possibilities and challenges of its implementation in basic care. This is a theoretical-critical essay organized in three axes: (i) the advent of psychological duty and the SUS context; (ii) the psychological duty as an extended clinic strategy; (iii) the implementation of psychological duty in basic care. We conclude that psychological duty expands the psychological service in basic care and facilities its access to community, increases the resolution of cases and contributes to the wholeness of attention, collaborating to the materialization of SUS’ doctrinal principles.

Keywords: extended clinic, psychological duty, mental health.

Author Biography

Paulo Coelho Castelo Branco, Docente do Instituto Multidisciplinar em Saúde da Universidade Federal da Bahia

Docente do Curso de Psicologia do Instituto Multidisciplinar em Saúde da Universidade Federal da Bahia. Doutorando em Psicologia pela Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais. Mestre em Psicologia pela Universidade Federal do Ceará. Graduado em Psicologia pela Universidade de Fortaleza.

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Published

2015-07-22

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 2 (2015): Jul-Dec

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