Aim: to understand the conception that crack users have in relation to the narcotic, as well as the difficulties in quitting the addiction. Method: qualitative, exploratory research developed in João Pessoa/PB, in 2012, with 20 crack users. Data were collected by a semi-structured form and analyzed according to the Collective Subject Discourse technique. Results: the following core ideas became evident: "I knew...
Objective: To investigate the presence of depressive symptoms and suicidal ideation among nurses and doctors in hospital care. Methods: This is a descriptive research with quantitative approach, which included 100 subjects - 50 nurses and 50 physicians working in hospitals in the city of João Pessoa, Brazil. We used the Beck Depression Inventory, Scale for Suicide Ideation, Beck and a sociodemographic questionn...