Uso de psicofármacos pelas mulheres da cadeia da cidade de Cajazeiras - PB.

Abstract

Jailed women are more vulnerable to developing mental disorders. This fact makes the use of psychotropic drugs among these women is higher than in the general population., Following this line, an evaluation of the use of psychotropic drugs by women who are in prison is essential to promote action planning and care strategies for mental health. The objective of this study is to assess the use of psychotropic drugs by the women of the city prison of Cajazeiras. Quantitative research is descriptive-exploratory unintentionally probabilistic character, developed with 30 inmates in January 2015 in the public jail of the city of Cajazeiras - PB. Data were collected assessment by following questionnaire containing questions regarding the use of psychotropic drugs, allied to Medical record. The data were analyzed trhough the descriptive statistics and organized, tabulated and analyzed in Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS), version 21.0. The research followed obeyed the legal rules governed by the guidelines of Resolution N. 466/2012 of the Conselho Nacional de Saúde (CNS), which regulates research involving human beingss, with a favorable opinion N. 926,535 of the Comitê de Ética em Pesquisa (CEP) of the Centro de Formação de Professores (CFP) of the Universidade Federal de Campina Grande (UFCG), and implementation of the Termo de Consentimento Livre (IC). Among the results, obtained a percentage of 76.4% compared to the use of psychotropic drugs by incarcerated women. The most consumed drugs were amitriptyline with 47.5% and 40.0% with diazepam. Anxiety associated with depression was the most commonly diagnosed disorder with a percentage of 60.9%. It was observed prevalence of side effects in 60.9% of inmates. The use out of jail and self-medication with these substances also prevailed in the study with percentages of 66.7% and 56.7 respectively. Most women, 52.2% made use of these substances to more than three years. It was noticed that psychotropic drug use among prisoners is high and is a serious public health problem. This highlight the need of prevention programs, intervention and control in this area in chains, as well as development of mental health strategy to guide and prevent the use of these substances in this population to ensure the collective and individual wellbeing of these.