Who are the residents of therapeutic residential services? Profile of de-institutionalized patients with mental disorders

ABSTRACT This article aimed to characterize the sociodemographic and clinical profile of residents of Therapeutic Residential Services (TRS). A cross-sectional, census-based study was carried out with 190 TRS residents from Recife (PE), Brazil. Data collection occurred on an individual basis in TRS. Most of the residents are men, unmarried, elderly, illiterate and with history of various and long-term psychiatric hospitalizations. The iatrogenic conducts practiced in the hospital have left important sequels in several aspects of the life of users and have become a social debt that is yet to be paid by society.

摘要 本研究旨在刻画治疗性寄宿服务（Therapeutic Residential Services, TRS）入住者的社会人口学特征与临床画像。本研究针对巴西累西腓市（佩南布科州）的190名治疗性寄宿服务入住者，开展了一项基于普查的横断面研究。数据采集工作于各治疗性寄宿服务机构内以个体形式完成。绝大多数入住者为男性、未婚老年群体，且为文盲，同时伴有多次长期的精神科住院史。医疗机构内实施的医源性行为已对服务使用者的多方面生活造成显著后遗症，并成为社会亟待偿还的一笔社会债务。