%0 Journal Article %T Tratamento da pessoa com transtorno mental em face da Reforma Psiqui¨¢trica Brasileira: percep£¿£¿es dos familiares %A Jasnievski %A Clarissa Regina %A Paes %A Marcio Roberto %A Noeremberg Guimar£¿es %A Andr¨¦a %A Brusamarello %A Tatiana %A Alves Maftum %A Mariluci %J Colombia M¨¦dica %D 2011 %I Scientific Electronic Library Online %X objective: to apprehend family members¡¯ perceptions on treatment of mental patients in the presence of the brazilian psychiatric reform. methodology: qualitative exploratory research carried out in 2010 at a psychiatric hospital in paran¨¢ state/brazil. ten family members of mental patients were the subjects. data were collected by means of a semistructured interview and analyzed through thematic analysis. results: from the analysis, three categories emerged: treatment of mental patients in the presence of the brazilian psychiatric reform; outpatient mental health services; family members¡¯ physical and emotional distress. discussion: the families perceived a new way of treating mental patients based on social reinsertion with the participation of a multiprofessional team. conclusion: more support is deemed necessary on the part of mental patients¡¯ families mediated by brazilian public policies. %K mental health %K family %K public policies %K qualitative research %K nursing %K mentally ill persons. %U http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S1657-95342011000500008&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en