A vivência de pessoas em sofrimento mental e alunos de enfermagem em oficina de música The experience of people with mental distress and nursing students in music workshop

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present the experiences of participants and students in contact with the use of music and their potential in therapeutic groups developed in a Psychosocial Care Center and reflect on the conquest of area for music, a viable treatment option for rehabilitation and enhancement of self-esteem of users of this service.

Abstract: This article is to present the experiences of participants and students in contact with the use of music and their potential in therapeutic groups developed in a Psychosocial Care Center and reflect on the conquest of area for music, a viable treatment option for rehabilitation and enhancement of self-esteem of users of this service. Have been made 10 meetings, lasting 1 hour and participation by service professionals, students, and about 8-10 users of the service. We used a field diary in order to obtain data, through thematic content analysis and the observations of the coordinators identified two currents: overcoming the resistances and dealing with feelings, with the difficulties of day-to-day and the symptoms of mental disorder. We consider that working with emotional aspects provided a better quality of life for participants.