Envelhecimento e saúde mental: a garantia de direitos nas políticas públicas considerando os serviços de atendimento à saúde do idoso

Abstract

This study was understanding it as a phenomenon with great growth projections, in addition to investigating the incidence of psychic suffering in old age, having as risk factors the cultural and socio-historical process for the appearance of mental disorders more recurrent in the elderly, with this it was verified through a critical analysis the role of public policies as an agent that ensures rights and its influence on health devices for the elderly. The research is a literature review, which used 60 articles based in which approaches themes about the aging process, focusing on epistemological data, differentiation of aging between genders, in addition to economic aspects and conditions of chronic illnesses derived from aging. I The construction of mental health in the elderly was analyzed psychic suffering in old age was made from aspects that generate psychological suffering in the elderly, highlighting the mental disorders that have a higher incidence on elders. At the same time, the public policies that serve this community were explored, embracing the guidelines that ensure and protect the elderly rights regarding the integrality of the subject, providing a critical look at the effectiveness and accessibility of the elderly in the face of the services available that act in line with the policies public with the aim of improving the quality of life. Providing the objective of understanding the prerogatives that influence the psychic illness of the elderly, in view of which rights must be sought for the prevention of these comorbidities.