Tratamento da pessoa com transtorno mental em face da Reforma Psiquiátrica Brasileira: percep？？es dos familiares

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 paraná 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.