Assessment of Patients’ Profile at the Psychosocial Care Center (CAPS) after a Nightclub Disaster in the Region of Santa Maria, RS, Brazil

Authors

  • Cristianne Confessor Castilho Lopes University of Joinville Region, Joinville, SC, Brazil.
  • Youssef Elias Ammar University of Southern Santa Catarina, Tubarão, SC, Brazil.
  • Rodayne Khouri Nascimento Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil.
  • Tulio Gamio Dias USP School of Arts, Sciences and Humanities, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
  • José Francisco Dalcin Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil.
  • Isabella Cunha Barbosa Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro - RJ, Brazil.
  • Patrícia Cota Lima Federal University of Rio Grande, Rio Grande, RS, Brazil.
  • Adriano Almada Militz Franciscan University, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil.
  • Natalia Gurgel do Carmo Alto Vale do Rio do Peixe University, Caçador, SC, Brazil.
  • Jéssica Lorayne Souza Silva Alto Vale do Rio do Peixe University, Caçador, SC, Brazil.
  • Fábio Herget Pitanga Alto Vale do Rio do Peixe University, Caçador, SC, Brazil.
  • Ana Lang Botticelli Estácio de Sá University, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
  • Ricardo Wagner Botticelli Interamerican Open University, Rosario, Argentina.
  • Bruno Alves Menezes de Lima Unigranrio University, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
  • Renato Afonso Salgado Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
  • Vinicius Soriano de Brito Interamerican Open University, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
  • Bruno Rossato Schuster Interamerican Open University, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
  • Guilherme Pinho Faria Machado Interamerican Open University, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
  • Miriam Sabino de Oliveira Pereira Vale do Sapucaí University, Pouso Alegre, MG, Brazil.
  • Isabela Petrone Arifa Interamerican Open University, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
  • Daniella Cabral de Freitas Santo Amaro University, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
  • Marivane Lemos Contestado University, Concordia, SC, Brazil.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/namms/v8/19617D

Keywords:

Psychosocial support, psychosocial aid, psychosocial response, mental healthcare, disaster

Abstract

This chapter verify the profile of patients assisted in a Psychosocial Care Center after a disaster at a nightclub in the region of Santa Maria, RS. One of the major disasters that occurred in Brazil was the fire in a nightclub in Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, in January 2013, which claimed the lives of 242 young people whose futures were cut tragically short and left countless others battling harrowing physical and psychological afflictions in its aftermath, stands as one of the deadliest such tragedies to strike the country in recent memory. Santa Maria disaster with previous events worldwide draw our attention to effective preventive measures, which can only be achieved through legislation and strict enforcement. Although many disaster plan optimizations could be implemented and refined following the Santa Maria disaster, we believe that legislation toward prevention is the single-most important lesson we have collectively learned. The event, known in the media as the “fire at the KISS nightclub”, caused an increase in the number of cases of various pathologies, mainly post-traumatic stress disorder.

This work is a descriptive cross-sectional epidemiological study in conjunction with a narrative review of the literature. The descriptors “psychosocial support”, “psychosocial aid”, “psychosocial response”, “mental healthcare” added to “disaster” were used.

After 2014, 763 records of care provided by the Acolhe-Saúde psychosocial care service were identified. The majority (67.3%) occurred in the first two months after the disaster (01/28/13-03/28/13). In Santa Maria's psychosocial care service, priority was given to listening and welcoming individuals. Only in a few cases was the patient referred to a psychiatrist for a more specific assessment, in which the need for prescription of psychotropic drugs was considered.

 It is possible to track the post-disaster crisis situation, evaluate the health of impacted groups, and pinpoint issues brought on by a disaster of this magnitude by studying this demand.

Published

2023-06-30

How to Cite

Cristianne Confessor Castilho Lopes, Youssef Elias Ammar, Rodayne Khouri Nascimento, Tulio Gamio Dias, José Francisco Dalcin, Isabella Cunha Barbosa, … Marivane Lemos. (2023). Assessment of Patients’ Profile at the Psychosocial Care Center (CAPS) after a Nightclub Disaster in the Region of Santa Maria, RS, Brazil. New Advances in Medicine and Medical Science Vol. 8, 147–168. https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/namms/v8/19617D

Issue

New Advances in Medicine and Medical Science Vol. 8

Section

Chapters