Cartografias da autonomia: tensões e construções no campo da saúde mental

Abstract

The term autonomy, despite being associated with the role of the patient in his treatment, lacks a clear and consonant definition within the psychosocial field. Thus, this research aimed to map a work experience in mental health based on encounters with autonomy, its different facets and its inseparable relationship with care in freedom. The reflection, derived from the diary of notes produced during the context of the pandemic, demonstrated that autonomy permeates the process of producing care and affects all its agents, whether in the construction of the therapeutic plan, in the relationship of professionals with their own knowledge and in the influence of the institution on the enunciation of the subjects. It is concluded that research on autonomy becomes essential for the current mental health scenario, since such discussions are the engine for the anti-asylum struggle to continue. Keywords: Autonomy, Mental Health, Anti-asylum Fight, Patient, SUS.