ABSTRACT
Objective
analyze the daily practices of a mental health service in northern Italy.
Method
Qualitative research whose data collection came from ethnographic field work in a health service between 2015 and 2016. The daily activities were observed, and eight in-depth interviews with the professionals of this service were performed. The empirical material was submitted to Cardano´s content analysis technique.
Results
it was noticed that these practices allow each individual to perform a diversity of roles in a social drama, when they are inserted in an existential territory and supported by an ethical, aesthetical and political practice.
Conclusions and implications for practice
through this territorialized clinic, it was observed the replacement of guiding concepts of care for a “health invention”, which was marked by the boldness of creating spaces for the expression of multiple versions of the self.
Keywords:
Mental Health; Health Services; Deinstitutionalization; Community Mental Health Services; Mental Health Assistance