Author(s)

Máguida Gomes da Silva, Ana Ruth Macêdo Monteiro, Katyuscia Morais Barros, Sarah Maria de Sousa Feitoza, Violante Augusta Batista Braga, Cristiana Brasil de Almeida Rebouças

Department of Nursing, Universidade Estadual do Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil.

This study was carried out in order to investigate the professionals’ feelings concerning the care in the Center for Children and Youth Psychosocial Care, as well as to evidence the advantages and difficulties of this work. This was a qualitative research guided by the social phenomenology of Al-fred Schütz. 13 health professionals from CAPSi between November 2008 and January 2009 were interviewed. We identified three categories: First feelings, difficulties of care and motivation for the care. The first category, awakened feelings, relates to the beginning of work with children and adolescents in CAPSi. The second motivation for the care, relates to the points highlighted as conducive to work. The third, difficulties in Caring for expressing the difficulties encountered in mental health of children and adolescents in CAPSi. We concluded that the care depends of knowledge, experience and service conditions in order to attend the needs of children and adolescents in CAPSi.

Child Care, Children, Adolescent, Mental Health, Nursing

da Silva, M. , Monteiro, A. , Barros, K. , de Sousa Feitoza, S. , Batista Braga, V. and de Almeida Rebouças, C. (2015) Mental Health Care Given to Children and Adolescents in the Center for Children and Your Psychosocial: From the Perspective of Health Professionals. Health, 7, 696-703. doi: 10.4236/health.2015.76083.