Against alienation treatment, we stand for!

Abstract

Who would be our most contemporary monsters? Who are the outcasts? Who are the ones that (or whom) we don’t want to speak about? The Brazilian society still has places where the established concept of human by Human Rights Standards seems not to be reaching. The so-called “legal asylums” or “judiciary asylums” are places that aggregate not only the “lunatics” but also the ones with mental disorders that additionally committed a crime. As a consequence, of these two main attributes, such persons are not remembered or considered worthy to be advocated, being under a moral judgment. With this in mind, this paper is focused on constructing a critical engagement with the Brazilian Mental Health issue, under the analysis of “legal asylums” and it aims to contribute to the epistemological aspect of the issue. In addition, it aims to bring up a mix of theoretical notions and paradigms about the Brazilian mental health struggle, as well as its political historical background both of the health professionals and patients social movements. Mental Health Social Movements can be understood as an individual and institutional response to stop producing and reproducing inequalities and discrimination, and a path towards a more inclusive society.