O retrocesso da política de saúde mental no Brasil durante governos de direita

Abstract

This course conclusion work aims to analyze the setbacks that were caused by far-right governments in the years 2016 to 2022 and investigate the link between these setbacks and a societal project that strengthens the private healthcare market. To achieve this objective, the main setbacks that occurred during far-right governments were analyzed, what their implications were for society and what role the State should play in the face of this policy. The methodology used to produce the article was developed as an exploratory research, based on bibliographic materials, consulted on the Google Scholar platform, with a time frame from 2016 to 2022. The writing is based on the critical dialectical method, which has as its characteristic studying reality beyond its entirety, that is, beyond what is apparent, revealing the need for a mental health policy that is largely based on scientific studies and based on principles of respect for diversity, comprehensive and community care. As results highlighted so far, there are impacts on the Mental Health Policy in the period researched, especially with regard to the decrease in investments resulting from PEC 95, which determined a spending freeze for 20 years, especially in the area of Health. There were also paradigmatic changes, which attacked the Health Reform, with the approval of Resolution No. 32/2017 and Ordinance 3,588/2017, which imposed setbacks in the treatment of users with mental disorders and alcohol and drug users. Among the changes, the return to hospitalization of people with disorders in psychiatric hospitals and the expansion and financing of Therapeutic Communities stand out.