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- Title
SAÚDE MENTAL DE PESSOAS EM SITUAÇÃO DE RUA: COMPORTAMENTOS E VULNERABILIDADES NO CONTEXTO URBANO.
- Authors
Pereira da Silva, Felicialle; da Silva Frazão, Iracema; Alves da Silva, Raphael; Sávio Inácio, Antônio; Passos de Oliveira, Henry Johnson; Cordeiro Vasconcelos, Selene; da Costa Lima, Murilo Duarte
- Abstract
Introduction: The homeless population is exposed to several health risks, such as the difficulty in accessing health services. Objective: to analyze the mental health of people on the street, behaviors and vulnerabilities in the urban context. Method: exploratory, cross-sectional and quantitative study. The sample consisted of 274 people over 18 years of age. Results: we identified that 175 participants showed a pattern of drug abuse, of which (20%) indicated intensive treatment for alcohol use. Discussion: Drug use is a phenomenon present in this way of life that includes adaptive processes, whether by individual use, or in groups, thus seeking to alleviate the adversities experienced on the streets. Conclusion: the mental health of the street population remains weakened by the loss of meeting basic needs, the difficulty of accessing health services and the risky behaviors of life on the streets.
- Subjects
RISK-taking behavior; MENTAL health; ALCOHOL drinking; MEDICAL care; DRUG abuse
- Publication
Revista Saúde, 2021, Vol 15, Issue 3/4, p30
- ISSN
1982-3282
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.33947/1982-3282-v15n3-4-4667