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ARTIGO ARTICLE
Acesso à experiência em primeira pessoa
na pesquisa em Saúde Mental
Abstract This article presents and discusses the Resumo Este artigo apresenta e discute os desafi-
epistemological and methodological challenges re- os epistemológicos e metodológicos relacionados
lated to the empirical study of first-person expe- ao estudo empírico da experiência em primeira
rience in mental health research. Considering the pessoa na pesquisa em Saúde Mental. Conside-
field of qualitative research, the methodological rando-se o campo da pesquisa qualitativa em saúde
principles of phenomenology and medical anthro- examinam-se os princípios metodológicos da fe-
pology are examined from a historical and con- nomenologia e da antropologia médica em uma
ceptual perspective. The main operational con- perspectiva histórica e conceitual. São apresenta-
cepts of the phenomenological method applied to dos os principais conceitos operatórios do método
empirical research, as well as their two main lines fenomenológico aplicado à pesquisa empírica, bem
of approach, namely descriptive and psychologi- como suas duas principais abordagens, a fenome-
cal/transcendental phenomenology and herme- nologia descritiva e psicológica/transcendental e
neutical or interpretative phenomenology, are a fenomenologia hermenêutica ou interpretati-
described. The contributions of medical anthro- va. As contribuições da Antropologia Médica são
pology are studied especially with respect to the trabalhadas sobretudo no que concerne à experi-
experience of illness and its forms of narrative. ência de adoecimento e suas modalidades narra-
Lastly, considering the distinction between expe- tivas. Por fim, considerando-se a distinção entre
rience and narrative based on the theoretical experiência e narrativa, a partir dos referenciais
benchmarks of phenomenology and medical an- teóricos da Fenomenologia e da Antropologia
thropology, a more in-depth debate on access to Médica, aprofunda-se o debate sobre o acesso à
first-person experience is conducted. experiência em primeira pessoa.
Key words Experience, Narrative, Methodology, Palavras-chave Experiência, Narrativa, Meto-
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Faculdade de Medicina,
Phenomenology, Medical anthropology dologia, Fenomenologia, Antropologia médica
Universidade Federal do
Rio de Janeiro. Rua Aloísio
Gomes 50, Granja dos
Cavaleiros. Polo Cidade
Universitária. 27.930-560
Macaé RJ.
erotildesleal@macae.ufrj.br
2
Programa de Psiquiatria,
Instituto de Psiquiatria,
Universidade Federal do
Rio de Janeiro.
2940
Leal EM, Serpa Junior OD
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