Contributions of the PET-Health/Psychosocial healthcare networks to family healthcare

Abstract

This study aimed to analyze the contributions of the PET-Health/ Psychosocial Health Care Networks to a Family Health Strategy Unit in Cuiaba, Mato Grosso, Brazil. This was a descriptive study employing a qualitative approach by interviews with five health professionals and two scholarship students as well as the records of activities conducted in the Health Service. Through thematic content, four sub-themes were systematized: “the network connection,” “qualification of mental healthcare,” “improvement of professional knowledge,” and “overcoming stigmas about patients in psychological suffering.” The result suggested that there was sensitization of professionals and scholarship students with regard to the importance of monitoring people with mental distress in primary care in coordination with mental health services.