State of the Art of Therapeutic Residential Service in Brazil: An Exploratory Panorama

Abstract

This article, of exploratory character, had the purpose to perform a bibliographical review of studies published on the Therapeutic Residential Service (SRT) in Brazil, which is one of the devices of the National Politics of Attention to Mental Health. To reach this goal, a thorough review at Central Library of the State University of Maringá, and at national websites that gather official documents and scientific publications of several areas, was carried out. With an analysis of obtained results, it was verified that the Southeast Area is the one which possesses the greatest number of published scientific works (61.54%); the scientific works regarding SRTs are in its majority of psychologists’ authorship (51.28%); the majority of the studies found are reports of experience, some of them positive, others not. Finally, the publications on SRT, among other possibilities, allow analyzing the operation of the device, getting to know the existent concerns, questions and answers that are addressed, as well as the limits of this device.