Entre os muros da tristeza: o cuidado familiar à pessoa com depressão.

Abstract

Dcpression is one of the main current o f disorders causing mental and bodily changes that affect the standard of living of individuais and their families, being this the patient seeking understanding, help and consolation. Thus, considering the importance of family care to the person with depression, it became relevant to know, understand and discuss the around the concepts and experiences of caregivers, as well as challenges, and not family life strategies. addressing its implications in this mcdium. Objcctives: To understand how to develop family care before a being depressed; Exposing the understanding ofthe family about the depression; Knowing how is performed the care and monitoring of depressive person, emphasizing thc key strategies found and developed by family members; ldentify the difficulties experienccd by these families in the care of one with depression. Metbodology: This is a qualitativc rcscarch conducted in-I Psychosocial Care Center in the city of Cuité-PB, April-May 2015. following the principies of Resolution 466/12. Defined participants consisted of a sample of 6 family users diagnosed with depre!>sion, attended and registered in

this service, chosen by analysis of medicai records. To collect empírica! data we used semi- structured interview with questions on the subject. Soon afler, there was the analysis of the

material, according to Bardin analysis, where the following categories ernerged: The family understanding about depression, ideas and experiences; Depression: difficulties in family life; The care to family with deprcssion: Narrowing ties, reestablishing ties. Results aod Discussion: According to family caregivers, as the understanding of depression was reported as a deep sadness, disease caused by the mind and yet as the worst existing disease. According to respondents, the difficultics in coping with the depression in the family must be very patient to isolation, introversion and lack of support from other family members. Coping strategies were guided mainly in controlling medication, the patient care and work and leisure. Conclusion: The studies point to thc need, increasingly, the family's inse1tion in care for one with depression. It is the caring. the most challenging; much of this yet ruled on medicalization. Prejudice, impotence, overload, and isolation were the main difficuJties pointed out which makes it vital family support in this context. Therefore it is necessary that the teams of family services develop integration strategies in the care, with the nursing profcssional, able to act in this regard by providing the necessary support. studying ideas and devise strategies to encourage family care in dcprcssion.