Networks, sociabilities and health: the role of mental health support in Brazil

Abstract The occidental model of mental health support, dominant in Brazil, cannot be understood without considering nonprofessional curative practices and social representations of health and sickness. Here I summarize my research of the past several years on mental health and sociabilities, based...

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Main Author: Breno Augusto Souto Maior Fontes
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul 2020-04-01
Series:Sociologias
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-45222020000100282&tlng=en