Premisas, aportes y desafíos metodológicos de la investigación etnográfica en salud mental / Premises, contributions and methodological challenges ethnographic research in mental health
Methodological reflexivity as an articulator center in qualitative research allows us to define and consolidate the epistemological, theoretical and ethical-political positioning of researchers. This paper reflects about contributions and challenges of ethnography as theoretical, methodological and scriptural tool to approach the understanding about mental healthcare at First Level of Care in Tabasco state, Mexico. This exercise is about decisions and dilemmas faced at field work arguing about ethical-political implications of working using ethnographic al designs and expressing a series of position in assumed through this researching. Finally, it shows the urgent need of ethical, cultural and emotional reflection in to the ethnographic al researching in mental health besides to draw attention to emotional challenges of working with vulnerable populations such as native people and mental ills.(AU)