Saúde mental e envelhecimento: em pauta o uso abusivo de álcool por idosos atendidos no CAPs AD III em São Borja/RS

Abstract

The present work of Final Course Assignment in Social Work aims at discussing aging, Mental Health and alcohol abuse. It aims to analyze how the General's Mental health care to the Elderly to make abusive use of alcohol in the AD CAPs III in São Borja. The study becomes relevant as indicating the need of specialized care to the elderly to make abusive use of alcohol while respecting the relevant singularities to the aging process. While methodology it chooses the critical dialectical method, from qualitative research with documentary clipping from the productions resulting from the process of training in Social work and extension project in the Conversation wheels Caps AD III. The data collection technique used was the direct observation. Using guiding questions script as well as field journaling. The analysis was performed using content analysis. The results were contributory benefits for understanding how this constituted the old man answered in CAPS, so the AD III interventions was for the care to understand the conditions of the elderly who attend.