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| Author(s): |
Delfini, Patrícia Santos de Souza
;
Dombi-Barbosa, Caroline
;
Fonseca, Felipe Lessa da
;
Tavares, Carlos Mendes
;
Reis, Alberto Olavo Advincula
[5]
Total Authors: 5
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| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | Revista brasileira de crescimento e desenvolvimento humano; v. 19, n. 2, p. 226-236, ago. 2009. |
| Field of knowledge: | Health Sciences - Collective Health |
| Abstract | |
Psychosocial Care Centres for children and adolescents (CAPSi) are the main services concerning Brazilian Psychiatric Reform and aim to the assistance of children and adolescents suffering from persistent psychic diseases. The objective of the paper is to describe the profile of patients of a CAPSi, considering sex, age, diagnosis, kind of referral, school insertion and reason for searching for the service. Data have been collected from all active patients files from a unit from São Paulo state, Brazil - one hundred and three - through a protocol. This paper shows partial data from a project entitled Epidemiologic and Social demographic characteristics of patients of the CAPSi from São Paulo state. Most patients assisted in this service are between five and fifteen years old (68,9%) and are male (61,2%). Behavioural and emotional disorders afected 21,4% of all patients, followed by disorders of psychological development (16,2%) and mental retardation (10,5%). Patients were referred to the unit mostly by State Child Protection Agency (22,3%) and had motor neuronal problems (17,5%), school difficulties (15,5%) and social behavior matters (14,6%) as the main reasons for searching for assistance. The high number of motor neuronal problems may indicate specific characteristics of the unit, which has taken patients and professionals from an older outpatient rehabilitations service. The great number of relevant characteristics were not found in patients files may show lack of standard in registration. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 06/06902-2 - Epidemiological and Socio-demographical characterization from the Centers of Psychosocial Attention for Child and Adolescence (CAPSi) in the State of São Paulo |
| Grantee: | Alberto Olavo Advincula Reis |
| Support Opportunities: | Regular Research Grants |