Autonomous Medication Management in Psychosocial Care Centers of Curitiba (PR)

Abstract

In the context of 'recovery' came the 1993 Autonomous Management of Medication (GAM). GAM is a strategy that aims to ensure that psychotropic users participate in decisions regarding their treatments, through dialogue and information exchange among those involved in mental health treatments with national studies that demonstrate these effects. The aim of the study was to promote and qualitatively evaluate the implementation of the GAM strategy at the Psychosocial Care Center (CAPS) of Curitiba-PR. Qualitative research was carried out, with the implementation of GAM groups and semi-structured interviews. Users, CAPS workers and medical students participated, totaling 18 respondents. The material was fully transcribed and the participants' perceptions were evaluated based on Gadamerian hermeneutics, thus extracting argument nuclei, which were grouped into categories and analyzed later. It has been shown that the GAM group assisted users in the process of knowledge and decision making about their treatments, as well as knowledge of their rights. The intervention was also relevant for professionals and students, reinforcing concepts such as the importance of valuing speech, experiences and user autonomy.