Saúde mental e vulnerabilidade social:A direção do tratamento

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to reflect on the relationship between mental health and social vulnerability at the intersection of biological psychiatry and the Brazilian psychiatric reform. The concepts of mental health and social vulnerability, as based on diagnostic manuals and epidemiological research, are taken up in the scope of public health policies. We identify the need to overcome the traditional technical and scientific logic to incorporate the singularity and knowledge related to human suffering. © 2009 Associação Universitária de Pesquisa em Psicopatologia Fundamental/University Association for Research in Fundamental Psychopathology.