The “whiteness” of the “committal” process within Brazilian mental health policy

Authors

  • Cibele da Silva Henriques Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47456/argumentum.v15i3.40052

Abstract

This article analyses the structure of the “whiteness” of the “committal” process within mental healthcare for the black population within Brazilian society, identifying the conflicts and correlations of forces. Qualitative research was conducted, through bibliographical and documental investigation. There are evident contradictions within the construction of Brazilian Psychiatric Reform (BPR). The continuance of a committal based, hospital-centric, and racist culture throughout the structure of the Psychosocial Care Network (Rede de Atenção Psicossocial  - RAPS) were clear, resulting in a link between “whiteness” and management positions, the “whiteness” of the “committal” process within clinical care, the commodification of deinstitutionalisation, and in the criminalisation of harm reduction through the financing of therapeutic communities.

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Author Biography

Cibele da Silva Henriques, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)

Assistente Social. Mestre em Serviço Social. Doutoranda em Serviço Social pelo Programa de Pós-graduação em Serviço Social da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. Estatutária do Instituto Psiquiátrico da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. (IPUB/UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil).

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Published

30-09-2023

How to Cite

Henriques, C. da S. (2023). The “whiteness” of the “committal” process within Brazilian mental health policy. Argumentum, 15(3), 220–230. https://doi.org/10.47456/argumentum.v15i3.40052

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 3 (2023): Mental health in times of crisis: im(pertinent) refletions

Section

Thematic Articles

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