Abstract

SERRANO-MIGUEL, Mercedes; SILVEIRA, Marília  and  LIMA PALOMBINI, Analice de. The Guide for Autonomous Management of Medication: a Brazilian experience of social participation in mental health. Rev. Asoc. Esp. Neuropsiq. [online]. 2016, vol.36, n.129, pp.157-170. ISSN 2340-2733.

The Guide for Autonomous Management of Medication (Guide GAM) is an experience of qualitative research carried out jointly by university researchers, users and professionals in the field of mental health. Originally developed in Québec (Canada), this article focuses on the experience of adapting and implementing the guide in the Brazilian context. The GAM Guide addresses the issue of antipsychotic medication and the shared management of treatment among involved agents. The methodology used by the GAM not only facilitates an open space for dialogue in relation to pharmacological treatment, but it also stands as a tool to alter power relations in the field of mental health care, facilitating effective participation and involvement of service users in making decisions about their care process. The article also addresses the transformation process of this experience from its beginnings as an academic research work to the effective practical implementation in the mental health services of the State of Rio Grande do Sul, emphasizing the challenges and opportunities originated in this process.

Keywords : medication; mental health; qualitative researc; participation; co-management.

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