Abstract
The alcohol abuse represents a serious public health problem in Brazilian indigenous groups. The aim of this research is to develop an interview to evaluate alcohol use, seeking to understand its frequency and damages in indigenous communities, making an initial evaluation. This evaluation interview was developed from a systematic review of instruments already used nationally and internationally. In the pilot study, six indigenous leaders were evaluated by individual interviews, which were subjected to content analysis and categorization of answers. It was found that all evaluated indigenous leaders reported having consumed alcohol and three of them presented heavy drinkers behavior. The results indicates the possibility to advance in the evaluation of alcohol use in indigenous populations in Brazil. The improvement of the evaluation created will enable the development of appropriate projects to reduce the losses of alcohol abuse in indigenous communities. Psychology, in a technical and ethical way, must be present in this problematic, important to the biopsychosocial needs of these populations.
Health Evaluation; Alcoholism; Indigenous Population