Perfil do uso de psicofármacos entre comunidades quilombolas e indígenas no Brasil

Abstract

The use of psychotropic drugs is now a public health issue due to high consumption worldwide. In the context of traditional populations, literature on the use of these medicines is scarce. Thus, a prevalence study was carried out on the epidemiological profile of the use of psychotropic drugs in indigenous and quilombola communities in Minas Gerais, Rio Grande do Norte, Alagoas and Piauí. Data collection used structured closed questionnaires to interview participants during home visits and the data was treated statistically using the SPSS program. The population using psychotropic drugs in the 4 states was 53 people, predominantly adult women, with few years of education, older, low income and dependent on social programs and the most used therapeutic class was antidepressants. Thus, it is concluded that economic and social fragility is probably an important factor in the social determination of psychological distress and the use of psychotropic medications.