O papel do profissional farmacêutico no manejo do paciente com depressão

Abstract

Depression is a health problem that affects about 350 million people worldwide, classified as a commom psychiatric illness associated with a set of negative feelings, cognitive, physical and behavior symptoms that vary from a person to person. Despite the difficult diagnosis of depressive disorder, there are two types of approches to its treatment, the pharmacological and the psychological. Both approaches have a positive effect on the peron, however, only a small portion of those diagnosed receive adequate treatment, favorable to improving quality of live. For a longtime, the pharmacist was seen as professional responsible only for the commercialization of the medicine, however, it was included as one of the fundamental professionals in primary care, which are governed by resolution nº 538/2013 of the Federal Pharmacy Council. Thus, the presente study has as main objective to report what is described in the literature in na integritive way about the role of the pharmaceutical professional in the management of patients with depression. The search was made in october 2020, and the inclusion criteria were: arcticles in English, Portuguese and Spanish, published in the last five years, that had their text avaliable for free and presented information about the pharmacist’s performance in the management of depressive disorder, indexed in PUBMED and BVS databases. The observed results confirm that the pharmacist is able to carry out health education through dialogue and in individual consultations, providing a safe environment. For having direct contact, he possibly has more access to the patient than the doctor himself, being able to detect early, do the tracking and refer to the patient to a service or specialized professional to monitor and treat his condition. Furthermore, additional studies are necessary to consolidate the findings in the literature.