State of the art of mental illness in the family: according to studies carried out from 1973 to 2003 in the city of Medellín

Abstract

The purpose of this research, a state of the art, was to collect information on mental illness and its relationship with the family, available at universities, libraries, documentation centers of governmental (OG) and non-governmental organizations (NGOs), centers of non-academic and network research that deals with this problem in the city of Medellín. A total of 42 investigations were found: 30 undergraduate, one postgraduate and two from an NGO carried out between 1973 and 2003. In addition, within the theoretical framework, the topics studied were developed. After this research, research gaps will be identified that will generate new research in the scientific and academic community, in addition to being a compendium of the knowledge available in our cities on the theoretical trends of probelmatics, and is, in turn, a guide in which Information about mental illness and family can be found in a systematic way.