Psicologia e povos indígenas: a atuação do psicólogo(a) na promoção de saúde mental e o bem viver

Abstract

This study aimed to conduct a narrative review on the psychology of indigenous peoples and the role of the psychologist (a) in indigenous mental health between 2013 and 2022 in the Brazilian scientific platforms Scielo and BVS-Psi. We used the descriptor "Indigenous" and seven different combinations with other descriptors, including "Well living" to advance in time and verify if this concept is being applied to the actions of psychologists in Brazil. We found 739 results, of which, after applying the inclusion and exclusion criteria, only six articles remained, whose content was relevant to discussions on mental health in indigenous contexts. From the reading of the selected articles were discussed two categories called "Role of the psychologist in indigenous mental health" and "Well-Living".It is concluded that there are still few scientific productions in the databases on the performance of psychologists in indigenous contexts, which reflects the urgent need for productions in the academic field articulating theory and practice.