Family members seeking compulsory hospitalization for drug-using members: profile, expectations and needs.

Objective: to outline the profile and understand the expectations and needs of family members who seek compulsory hospitalization for drug-using members.

Method: Mixed research; data collected involving 101 medical records and semi-structured interviews with 26 family members. SPSS software and content analysis was used.

[Family dynamics in face of Alzheimer's in one of its member].

Objective: To understand the family dynamics when there is a member in the residence with Alzheimer's disease.

Method: A study of qualitative approach, using the creative sensitive method (CSM), and with participation of two families who had a member with Alzheimer's disease at home.

Results: Three categories emerged: Effects of Alzheimer's disease and the family dynamics; Development process of Alzheimer's disease and Coping strategies in face of the disease.