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Abstract The aim of this study was to understand the view of occupational therapists working on the relation between mental health and palliative care. This is a descriptive and exploratory study with a qualitative approach, carried out with 18 occupational therapists working in the area of mental health. A questionnaire was applied to obtain demographic data associated with a semi-structured interview. The study occurred in centers of psychosocial care and in a public hospital in Northern Brazil. The content analysis guided the treatment of data. The occupational therapists have found relations between the attention in mental health and palliative care, not always with exactitude, and showed interest in learning more about the subject. On the other hand, the professionals who worked with children did not find these relations.

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