Abstract

PAZMINO MARQUEZ, Gabriela Alexandra; IRIARTE PEREZ, Luis Alfonso  and  JATIVA MORILLO, Rocío. Hacia una atención digna en salud mental: breve análisis histórico de la institución psiquiátrica ecuatoriana. Rev Eug Esp [online]. 2022, vol.16, n.2, pp.114-124. ISSN 2661-6742.  https://doi.org/10.37135/ee.04.14.12.

A reflection was made on the historical evolution of the development of psychiatry in Ecuador and its corresponding political, economic, and social contexts, through a documentary analysis of secondary sources compiled in publications that addressed information in this regard. 325 documents were reviewed, using 21 that fulfilled the expected requirements. The data was selected through the analysis of the discursive corpus. The treatment of patients with mental disorders had particularities in each period in accordance with advances in the practice of Psychology. The intervention of prominent doctors who dedicated their research work around psychotherapy was the greatest contribution in this regard. Institutionalized psychiatric care was defined by the political interests of the governments in power and an insufficient availability of financial, human, and material resources. The philanthropic and technical intervention of various historical personalities marked the most important guidelines in the development of this phenomenon.

Keywords : Psychiatry; Mental Health Services; History.

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