Living in psychosocial rehabilitation: analysis between Two Residential Therapeutic Services

Abstract

To analyze the interlocution of housing conditions and needs of users with severe mental disorders of therapeutic residential services in relation to social inclusion and autonomy. Cross-sectional study conducted with 74 residents of residential therapeutic services in a city in the interior of the state of São Paulo. An Instrument for the Study of the Living Conditions of People with Severe Mental Disorder was applied. Data were processed using the Statistical Package Social Sciences (SPSS) program through descriptive measures and statistical analysis with the chi-square test. Confidence Interval was considered 95% and p-value <0.05. There was a predominance of the variables female gender, white, non-literate, without partners and without employment relationship, with users who were residing for more than two years in the residential service and, on average, 38 years in psychiatric treatment. Differences between residential services in relation to social inclusion and autonomy of users were identified and the influence of the geographic location of these services is discussed. The centrality of therapeutic residences within the health network implies the promotion of insertion, autonomy and satisfaction of residents. Thus, the fragility of housing compromises the effectiveness of psychosocial rehabilitation comprised in the tripod: work, social network and housing.