Do trauma ao cuidado com abundância: sofrimento psicossocial e modos de cuidado na comunidade Tupinambá da Serra do Padeiro/Bahia

Abstract

This research is part of the field of mental health in indigenous contexts and carries out the study of psychosocial suffering and modes of care in Tupinambá Community of Serra do Padeiro, in the south of Bahia. The struggle for land, having as a basic element terri torial recovery via land repossession, together with community organization, stands out as a health-producing force with the potential to overcome the hardships experienced in a context of threats, violence, and trauma. The research aims to collaborate in the under standing of psychosocial care where different knowledge and practices, indigenous and non-indigenous, are continuously articulated. The cartography method was used for the execution, collection, and analysis of data, generated from records and recordings of field activities carried out during the research, together with the bibliographic review. Partici pant observation, field diary and semi-structured interviews were used as data production tools. From their analyses, we found that the ways of organizing the community are a key element for prevention, care, and recovery of mental health, avoiding injuries and pro moting rehabilitation and social inclusion. Spirituality, work, culture, community are some of the central aspects of protecting and promoting mental health. The complemen tary dialogue between indigenous and non-indigenous knowledge also subsidizes this construction, who’s some singularities we point out throughout the work. Autonomous and powerful community production takes place during a context of historical conflicts and violence, in view of which the example of Serra do Padeiro collaborates to affirm that greater health comes from struggle. We are here facing another prism to talk about mental health.