Abstract
The study aimed to analyze the conceptions about psychological distress and mental health care from the perspective of people diagnosed with mental disorder living in quilombola communities. This is a research with qualitative approach, in which participated nine people from two quilombola communities in the interior of the state of Pernambuco. The data was collected through a socio-demographic questionnaire and a life report interview, and analyzed using thematic content analysis. The thematic categories regarded the psychological distress and the care strategies used by the participants in mental health care. Among the people’s therapeutic itineraries, strategies based on biomedical knowledge and care based on popular knowledge are highlighted.
Keywords:
Mental health; Therapeutic itineraries; Quilombola