ArticleInternational journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being2021
Social isolation as a core feature of adolescent depression: a qualitative study in Porto Alegre, Brazil.
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- Parents' experiences of their adolescent child's depression: a qualitative systematic review and meta-synthesis.BMC psychology · 2026Pooled it
- Disease awareness and experience of adolescent depression patients: a meta-synthesis of qualitative studies.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
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- First-person pronouns as linguistic markers of depression among Brazilian youths.Revista brasileira de psiquiatria (Sao Paulo, Brazil : 1999) · 2025Article
- Psychological responses to political hostility: a study on aggression, bullying, and well-being in Qatar.International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2024Article
- A collaborative realist review of remote measurement technologies for depression in young people.Nature human behaviour · 2024Review
- No prediction without prevention: A global qualitative study of attitudes toward using a prediction tool for risk of developing depression during adolescence.Global mental health (Cambridge, England) · 2024Article
- Coping with depression: a narrative study of an online depression community in China.International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2023Article
- Prevalence and Determinants of Depressive Symptoms among Young Adolescents in Malaysia: A Cross-Sectional Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Adolescent perspectives on depression as a disease of loneliness: a qualitative study with youth and other stakeholders in urban Nepal.Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health · 2022Article
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Abstract
purposeThe goal of this study was to explore the perspectives of different stakeholders regarding the experiences of adolescent depression in Porto Alegre, Brazil.
methodsWe conducted 54 key-informant interviews with adolescents, parents, social workers, health workers, educators, and policy makers and two focus group discussions with 5 adolescents and 6 parents. Data were analysed using a framework approach and guided by the adolescents' personal narratives, with adult stakeholders' views supplementing these perspectives.
resultsFour main themes emerged, creating a relational model of adolescent depression that highlights isolation as a central component of the experience. In relation to the self, the experience of depression led to a feeling of detachment from others resulting from the sensation that usual interactions did not have the same meaning as before. This disruption of interactions is perceived as self-isolation and is described in relation to coping mechanisms.
conclusionThese findings shed light on important aspects of the identification and management of adolescent depression in Brazil. Since social interaction was a core component of the descriptions and experiences of depression, we speculate that promising interventions are those that could enhance the promotion of a supportive environment and interpersonal relationships.
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