Abstract
Objective: To report how primary health care can be a facilitator of the recognition, recruitment and monitoring of patients with psychiatric disorders, participating in matriculation programs and redirecting the flow aiming at the implementation of an expanded and comprehensive clinic. Experience report: It consists of a descriptive analysis of the activities carried out in Basic Health Units in a city in the interior of São Paulo, focused on the care of patients with mental disorders. The consultations were conducted by medical school students, followed by discussion of cases with members of the primary health team, addressing topics such as clinical reasoning diagnoses, treatments and, above all, how the reintegration of these patients into daily activities should be conducted. Final considerations: From this reflection, it became evident the importance of integrating different types of services for the integrality of care for patients with mental disorders. As well, it made it possible for students to understand in practice the functioning of programs such as the National Mental Health Policy, the Psychosocial Care Networks (RAPS), the Psychosocial Care Centers (CAPS) and how they correlate to care in the Strategies for Family Health.