A tanatologia em residência médica de psiquiatria em um estado no nordeste brasileiro: um relato de experiência

Douglas de Sousa Soares; Alexandre Bastos Lima; Mayra Thays Gonçalves Cruz Macedo Quental; Karla Carlos; Gilmar Fernandes do Prado

doi:10.59487/2965-1956-3-12948

Authors

Douglas de Sousa Soares Hospital de Saúde Mental Professor Frota Pinto https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8566-4639
Alexandre Bastos Lima Hospital de Saúde Mental Professor Frota Pinto https://orcid.org/0009-0000-0059-7159
Mayra Thays Gonçalves Cruz Macedo Quental Hospital de Saúde Mental Professor Frota Pinto https://orcid.org/0009-0001-2590-3906
Karla Carlos Hospital de Saúde Mental Professor Frota Pinto https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6600-4587
Gilmar Fernandes do Prado Hospital de Saúde Mental Professor Frota Pinto https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3383-8198

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.59487/2965-1956-3-12948

Keywords:

Medical Education, Medical Residency, Psychiatry, Thanatology

Abstract

Objective: This study aims to present a successful experience of a systematic approach to the topic of death in a psychiatric residency in Brazil. Experience Report: The theoretical thanatology course of the medical residency program in psychiatry at the Hospital de Saúde Mental Professor Frota Pinto, in Fortaleza (Brazil) was created in 2018. The course is held every two years, with second and third year residents, and lasts three months. It is structured into three modules, each lasting eight hours. Important issues are addressed so that topics related to death do not carry so much stigma and can be treated more naturally in residents' professional practices. Over the years of the course, it has been observed that the objective has been achieved .Discussion: Talking about death continues to be a delicate subject for health professionals. In most Medical Schools, discussions on the topic are still rare. During medical residency in psychiatry, the subject remains little discussed and there are few opportunities for theoretical courses and practical internships in palliative care services for residents. In geriatric psychiatry residency, despite being a little more frequent, the approach to the theme of finitude remains insufficient. A patient's suicide is among the most stressful events during medical residency, and psychiatrists feel insufficiently prepared for this event. It is necessary for the psychiatry residency curriculum to include discussions about suicide and provide support for residents to deal with the subject.

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