Psychotherapy and psychopharmacology: the perception of psychologists

Abstract This paper aims to promote an understanding on how psychologists of the Department of Public Health Care of the city of Montes Claros - MG, in 2015, see these three relevant areas: psychotherapy, psychotropic drugs, and the relationship between them. It refers to a study, of quantitative kind, cross-sectional, exploratory approach and design case study. It was conducted by an analysis of 27 questionnaires Psychologists in the period between January and July 2015. Through discussion and results, it was possible to understand that most psychologists perceive psychiatric drugs as helpers in the psychotherapeutic process and agree that some patients need to use psychoactive drugs during this process. In conclusion then, this research enabled us to understand as is currently the scene of psychological care in the municipal health network of Montes Claros- MG.

摘要 本研究旨在增进对米纳斯吉拉斯州（MG）蒙特斯克拉鲁斯市公共卫生保健部门的心理学家在2015年如何看待三个核心领域——心理治疗、精神药物（psychotropic drugs）及其相互关系——的理解。本研究为定量研究，采用横断面设计、探索性研究方法，属于案例研究范畴。研究于2015年1月至7月期间，通过分析27份心理学家填写的调查问卷完成。通过结果讨论与分析，本研究发现：多数心理学家将精神科药物视为心理治疗过程中的辅助手段，并认可部分患者在该治疗过程中需使用精神活性药物（psychoactive drugs）。综上，本研究有助于我们明晰当前蒙特斯克拉鲁斯市市级医疗网络中心理护理服务的现状。