ABSTRACT
Considering the diversity of theoretical approaches and settings for psychological practice, this editorial provides a background for the articles that have been included in this special issue concerning health psychology in the context of the Brazilian Unified Health System (Sistema Unico de Saude). We addressed issues concerning the national curricular outline for undergraduate training in psychology and historical data on the social movements that led to the creation of the Sistema Unico de Saude and the Psychiatric Reform which created an important area for psychological work absorbing a considerable number of psychologists.
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Behavioral Medicine/methods , Behavioral Medicine/organization & administration , National Health Programs/organization & administration , Behavioral Medicine/education , Brazil , Health Care Reform , Humans , Public Health/methods , Public Health AdministrationABSTRACT
Psychologists in hospital settings are part of a complex network of professional relationships in constant negotiation. In addition, psychologists have skills that enable them to work with social phenomena and to act strategically within them. This is especially important in inter-disciplinary team work where professional boundaries can generate barriers to change. This article shows how psychologists of a maternity hospital in a working-class district of a large Brazilian city adapted to an integral approach to health care in a way that helped other professionals to rethink practices.
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Behavioral Medicine/methods , Behavioral Medicine/organization & administration , Community Health Services/organization & administration , Hospitals, Maternity/organization & administration , Patient Care Team , Brazil , Female , Humans , Interdisciplinary Communication , National Health Programs/organization & administration , PregnancyABSTRACT
Alinha-se às pesquisas que focam a mídia como elemento imprescindível da produçäo de sentidos na modernidade tardia. Tendo por temática a AIDS, busca entender o contexto de produçäo das notícias sobre a epidemia, a partir do cruzamento das regras de construçäo de notícias expressas por profissionais envolvidos nesse processo e da análise das matérias publicadas em quatro jornais de maior tiragem nacional, no período de junho a dezembro de 1996. A apresentaçäo dos resultados foi estruturada em três tópicos: (a) o fluxo de construçäo das matérias; (b) a visibilidade das notícias sobre AIDS nos jornais analisados; e (c) os fatores facilitadores da produçäo da AIDS-notícia. Permite arrolar aspectos relevantes da produçäo da AIDS-notícia, incluindo aí: a a exclusividade e ineditismo, a noçäo de pauta quente ou fria e o conteúdo específico das matérias. Destaca ainda o inevitável grau de aleatoriedade decorrente de características organizacionais e do cotidiano jornalístico. Conclui apontando o impacto das transformaçöes recentes nos contornos da epidemia, assim como na dinâmica da comunicaçäo, à luz dos desenvolvimentos da mídia eletrônica.
