INTEGRATIVE AND COMPLEMENTARY PRACTICES: INTEGRALITY CARE IN PRIMARY HEALTH CARE

Integrative and Complementary Practices: integrality care in Primary Health Care Incorporating Integrative and Complementary Practices in the perspective of prevention, promotion and recovery of health in Primary Care has been widely discussed within the Unified Public Health System (SUS) (BRAZIL, 2006). This study is the result of the experience of a Municipal Health Center (CMS) in Rio de Janeiro-RJ proposing the implementation of Integrative and Complementary Practices (PIC's) in a therapeutic group in mental health supported by NASF team that CMS. The work aims at the integrality care of users with some kind of mental suffering (including mild and moderate mental disorders), which make up a significant percentage of the demand of registered users. The general objective is to study the effectiveness of these practices through a qualitative study with participants of group members from their experience reports and their perception of well being full since the entry into the group. Activities are developed informed in practices such as diaphragmatic breathing, meditation Mindfullness, medicinal Horta, Tai chi chuan, Self-massaging in Chinese Medicine and Aromatherapy. Users report remission of their symptoms, attributing participation in group a relevant factor to develop their own coping mechanisms and self care. Also note the increase of the possibilities of continued care, humane and integral health, as well as increasing the solvability of the system and expanding access, ensuring quality, effectiveness and efficiency in health care. So, too, it is possible to promote the rationalization of health actions, stimulating innovative alternatives and socially contributory to the sustainable development of communities (BRAZIL 2006).