CAPS distribution in the state of Paraíba, PB, Brazil: quantitative analysis

• Autor(a) principal: Oliveira, Roberta Chagas
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Outros Autores: Medeiros , Heydrich Lopes Virgulino
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Debates em Psiquiatria (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://revistardp.org.br/revista/article/view/353
• topic: Serviços de saúde mental; cobertura de serviços públicos de saúde; equipe de assistência ao paciente; Mental health services; state health care coverage; patient care team; Servicios de salud mental; cobertura de servicios públicos de salud; grupo de atención al paciente

Introduction: Psychosocial Care Centers are the main component of the extra-hospital network within the mental health care reform. They are an important instrument within territorial and community-based assistance.  Objectives: to map and analyze the distribution of Psychosocial Care Centers and their multidisciplinary teams in the state of Paraíba, based and focus on regionalization. Methods: a descriptive, cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach. Data from the Mental Health Coordination of the state of Paraíba – from the National Register of Health Establishments and Human Resources – were used. Coverage indices were calculated for the 16 regional health departments. Ordinances 336/2002 and 130/2012 from the Ministry of Health served as the basis for the analysis regarding the number of professionals per service. Results: Paraíba has 113 Psychosocial Care Centers distributed in the modalities: I, II, III, ad, ad III, and i. It was observed that the 1st region had the lowest coverage index (1,03), and the 4th region had the best result (5,74), both differing considerably from the total state index (2,12). Regarding the multidisciplinary teams, it was observed that the number of nurses (201) and other health professionals (448) numerically supplies the number of services, but that the number of doctors (60) is much lower than expected. It is worth mentioning that three regions do not have a registered psychiatrist on their staff, emphasizing the 12th region, which appears without any medical professional despite the existence of four services in its territory. Conclusions: The distribution of CAPS in Paraíba is wide and satisfactory; however,  few psychiatrists are working in these services.