Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T15:39:05Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 LucianaFM.pdf: 407951 bytes, checksum: 99feb7234d33b3d4b0bd326eb2616d52 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2003-02-07 / Coordena??o de Aperfei?oamento de Pessoal de N?vel Superior / Nerves has been perceived as generalized suffering with multiple complaints, such as pain and other physical sensations, usually followed by symptoms of anxiety and/or depression. Even after medications have been prescribed, mainly psychotropic drugs to reduce these symptoms, exams aiming to discover the causes of the disorders, and a significant referral to health services, the problem tends to get progressively worse. The objective of this study is to characterize the diseases of clients who complain of nerves at the Unidade Mista de Felipe Camar?o, Natal/RN, through in depth interviews, allowing for the clarification of ideas, beliefs and the meanings attributed to nerves by that person; to identify the symptoms and to know how they interfere in daily activities; to investigate the causes attributed to the problem and their relation to the biographical and psychosocial context of the patient. Thirteen women, health service clients, aged 30 to 59 years old, participated in the research. It was observed that they perceive, feel and act in unique ways with relation to symptoms, as well as to the attributed explanations and treatments given, showing the influence of life conditions, family context and their own subjectivity. Daily concerns and overwhelming responsibilities in the domestic environment, which usually stem from their precarious survival conditions, as well as marital conflicts motivated by the inequity of gender relations, contribute to trigger this type of suffering. The methodology of the research itself proved to be crucial to the comprehension and understanding of the meanings attributed to the complaints as well as to the argumenting process and the redefinition of the illness experience. Therefore, the importance of interdisciplinary intervention must be emphasize and specially the role of listening as relevant intervention resource / A doen?a dos nervos tem sido conceituada como um sofrimento generalizado com m?ltiplas queixas, como dores e sensa??es corporais diversas, acompanhadas geralmente de sintomas de ansiedade e/ou depress?o. Mesmo com a prescri??o de medicamentos, sobretudo psicotr?picos, para reduzir esses sintomas e a solicita??o de exames para descobrir sua causa, h? uma recorr?ncia significativa aos servi?os de sa?de e um progressivo agravo do problema. O presente estudo objetiva caracterizar a doen?a dos nervos de usu?rios queixosos da Unidade Mista de Sa?de de Felipe Camar?o, Natal/RN, atrav?s de entrevistas em profundidade, permitindo esclarecer id?ias, cren?as e o sentido atribu?do pela pessoa ? sua queixa de nervos; identificar os sintomas e conhecer como estes interferem na vida cotidiana; investigar as causas atribu?das ao problema e a rela??o com o contexto biogr?fico e psicossocial. As participantes da pesquisa s?o 13 mulheres, entre 30 e 59 anos, usu?rias do servi?o. Constatou-se que elas percebem, sentem e atuam de forma singular sobre os sintomas, bem como sobre as explica??es atribu?das e os tratamentos dados, mostrando a influ?ncia das condi??es de vida, do contexto familiar e da pr?pria subjetividade. As preocupa??es do cotidiano e a sobrecarga de responsabilidades no ?mbito dom?stico, geralmente advindas das prec?rias condi??es de sobreviv?ncia, al?m dos conflitos conjugais permeados pelas desiguais rela??es de g?nero, contribuem para o desencadeamento desse tipo de sofrimento. O pr?prio m?todo da pesquisa mostrou-se crucial para a apreens?o e compreens?o dos significados atribu?dos ? queixa, e, tamb?m, para facilitar esse processo de reconstru??o e ressignifica??o da experi?ncia da doen?a. Salienta-se, portanto, a import?ncia de uma interven??o interdisciplinar ressaltando o papel da escuta como principal recurso