Psychiatric Admission in a General Hospital: An Experience Report in the Articulation of the Psychosocial Network

With the advent of the Brazilian Psychiatric Reform and the progressive reduction of psychiatric hospitals, it became necessary to form the Psychosocial Care Network (RAPS) and coordination between sectors to support patients with mental disorders.The Psychosocial Care Centers (CAPS) gained prominence in the network's articulating role.Therefore, this article presents an experience report on the articulation between RAPS, CAPS and General Hospital for the implementation of a hospital support flow for these patients.Communication plays a fundamental role in the articulation of the network and in the implementation of services, sometimes being protagonist and antagonist, but of fundamental importance for the success of the network's service flow and the quality of the service provided to the user.