COVID-19: do enfrentamento ao fortalecimento de estratégias em saúde mental - revisão narrativa

Abstract

The pandemic demands immediate responses from the authorities, so that lines of care can be drawn and, thus, react to the confrontations and, thus, develop strategies that may guide the interventions.Social isolation has caused several types of problems related to the mental health of the population and health workers. The objective of this study is to verify the information provided by authorities about mental health and COVID-19. We opted for reviewing narrative in databases, official websites of Brazilian states and research portals. The results express attempts to align the norms with the recommendations on mental health care in the WHO pandemic period. Note the variety of devices for the dissemination and use of information notes to health professionals and managers. Few states were concerned with an active psychosocial network, specifically in the sense of proposing improvements. It is considered the importance of instructing SUS managers, workersand users, in order to develop strategies to face COVID-19 that allows popular participation in decision making.