| Sumario: | Objective: To identify users of a Psychosocial Care Center who have caregiver dependence and their associated factors. Method: This is an ecological study, with collection of secondary data from medical records of people living with mental disorders, which occurred in 2018 in a Psychosocial Care Center in the Brazilian Midwest. In the analysis, the dependent variable "need for caregiver" was used as a dependent variable. Results: In the sample of 360 medical records, there was a prevalence of women (220; 61.1%), aged between 35 and 59 years (190; 52.8%), treatment time ≤5 years (164; 45.6%), care provided by family/friends (162; 45.0%), main diagnosis of psychotic disorders (128; 35.6%) and antipsychotic use (275; 76.4%). In the multiple analysis, the variables non-literacy/elementary school (p=0.041), having psychotic disorder (p=0.009) and antidepressant (p=0.026) remained associated. Conclusion: The study pointed out that factors such as being men, non-literate/elementary school, having a psychotic disorder and using antidepressants have higher rates of dependence on care and should be considered and investigated by the Psychosocial Care Center team.
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