PSYCHOLOGICAL RECEPTION OF UNESP UNIVERSITY STUDENTS: ANALYSIS OF COMPLAINTS AND PSYCHOSOCIAL PROFILE DURING THE PANDEMIC

Abstract

This study sought to analyze information from users of the Reception in Brief Psychotherapy service contained in the database of the Technical Nucleus of Psychosocial Care (NTAPS) of the Universidade Estadual Paulista “Julio de Mesquita Filho” (UNESP), at the time of registration carried out online. for service. Thus, this descriptive documentary research aimed to analyze the socioeconomic data and complaints regarding the mental health of students who sought help at NTAPS, between 2020 and 2021, in a quantitative manner. As a result, in 2020, there were 81 students enrolled for Brief Psychotherapy and Reception. In the year 2021, there were 462 students enrolled and, among the most frequent complaints, common mental disorders with anxious and/or depressed symptoms stand out, followed by issues related to affective bonds, grief and sociability aggravated by the pandemic situation of COVID-19. There was also a significant increase in the number of students enrolled in the NTPAS-on form between 2020 and 2021, who declared receiving socioeconomic assistance from the UNESP Assistance Programs. In the second half of 2020, 29,4% received financial aid from the university at the time of application. Data from 2021 show that this number increased to 49,35% of total subscribers. In 2021, according to the data, racial minority groups such as indigenous people and blacks were small, that is, the racial quota policy still does not guarantee the permanence of racial minorities in the country's university banks. It is noteworthy that the NTAPS has been planning more effective support actions, aiming to guarantee the promotion of comprehensive health for students at the university.