O abandono do tratamento nos Centros de Atenção Psicossocial Álcool e Outras Drogas - CAPS AD: o que buscam os(as) usuários(as), o que fazem as(os) psicólogas(os)?

Abstract

The use/abuse of drugs is a great public health problem in Brazil, and the treatment sites for drug addiction are the Centros de Atenção Psicossocial Álcool e outras Drogas – CAPS AD. A constant phenomenon in these spaces is treatment abandonment by those that seek assistance. The objective of this work was to comprehend the relation between treatment abandonment and the care offered by the psychologists on the CAPS – AD. The methodological path included understanding the specific locus of CAPS – AD in Brazilian public health system considering the psychiatric reform movement and harm reduction strategy, the work of the psychologists within the centers and the shared understanding of what is considered treatment abandonment. Semistructured interviews were conducted with eight psychologist that work in the community centers in Recife-PE, serving the adult population. The analysis, under psychoanalytic framework, concluded that, from the perspective of the psychologists interviewed, treatment abandonment is due to drug users life style and the pauperity of the community centers.