A inserção do fisioterapeuta na equipe multiprofissional do Centro de Atenção Psicossocial

Abstract

Introduction: In Brazil, the mental health disorders represent four of the ten major disabilities. They may be associated with changes in body structures, as posture, breathing, difficulty in daily activities, stress, muscle tension and loss of body language. The role of physiotherapy has been shown to be an important therapy to mental health patients, mainly by the rehabilitation in cognitive, social and motor areas. Objective: Evaluate the physiotherapist's role in mental health emphasizing its scientific evidence and challenges in this area. Methodology: the research was divided into three phases: I) evaluation of the cities from Secretariat Regional to evaluated the role of the physiotherapist in Psychosocial Support Center (PSC); II) Research the demographic data such as age, gender, education, socioeconomic status and health data such as blood pressure, BMI, waist circumference and hip, waist-hip ratio, inspiratory and expiratory capacity. III) Analysis of university contents in the state of Santa Catarina in order to examine if the topics PSC, Mental Health and/or mental disorders are mentioned. Results: only one city had a physical therapist in their team health. The mental patients have health changes, evidenced risk of cadiovascular disease and only one university has the Mental Health Physiotherapy discipline in their curriculum. Conclusion: the physical therapist can help the rehabilitation of patients with mental disorders.