STUDENT‘S EXPERIENCE IN THE SUS MENTAL HEALTH CARE

Introduction and Objective: The public health has as one of its basic principles the holistic care to the patients. In this sense, mental health is considered an important point of the strategic agenda of the World Health Organization. Medical students of the fourth year in UFG, after studying public policy in mental health services of the Unified Health System, experienced this spectrum knowing the articulation of this field in the city of Goiânia, Goiás. Methodology: Psychosocial Care Centers, Social Centers, Income Generation Program, Therapeutic Residence, Psychiatric Hospital and Emergency were visited in from August to November 2015. At each visit, the students had the opportunity to meet the local structure and the multidisciplinary team, having straight contact with users of the service. Interviews were conducted with each unit manager to understand the history of the institution, the proposed treatment plan, as well its main challenges. Results and Conclusion: The experience on the mental health system allowed students to understand the new pillars of psychiatric reform and view the contrast between the old hospice model of care, noting the importance of the new vision, which is based on deinstitutionalization, psychosocial rehabilitation by inserting the work, culture and leisure, the rescue of the individual's ability to be independent and ensure respect for their rights and individuality. Unfortunately, it is clear that there’s still a discrepancy between the offered services, noticed resistance to the proposed changes and financial difficulties to maintain the units that follow the new model.