Abstract
Objective: To know the mental health matrix support practices developed in primary health care Methods: It is an integrative literature review carried out through the secondary databases Scielo, Lilacs and Virtual Health Library. Results: 42 articles were found at the Virtual Health Library, 16 at Scielo and 33 at Lilacs, after applying the inclusion and exclusion criteria, 13 articles were selected for the final sample. Some barriers were indicated for matrix support: weakening of the national primary care policy, heterogeneity of conceptions and models of practice, absence of support from management and service management, absence of periodicity of the process and little interference in the organization of flows in the network of Psychosocial Care, diverse agenda and problems between the Family Health Strategy and support teams, little presence of the psychiatrist in matrix support actions, logic inserted in the outpatient model focused on the practice of referral and scheduling consultations, as well as the way of implantation of the proposal in many cities in the country. Final considerations: In the analysis of matrix support practices developed in primary health care scenarios on a national basis, an embryonic process is recognized, yet to be intensified and strengthened.