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Making individuals and needs visible: exploring the stigmatization against adolescents with mental health problems in
1Social Work Department, The East Hospital Affiliated to Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
Introduction:
Against the backdrop of mental health problems showing a trend towards an increasingly younger demographic, the stigmatization faced by adolescent patients has become increasingly prominent. Existing research predominantly adopts a microscopic and pathological perspective, often overlooking the agency of adolescent patients in expressing and resisting stigmatization.
Methods:
Utilizing a participatory action research approach, this study conducts an in-depth analysis of the stigmatization narratives of adolescent patients based on photovoice practices.
Results And Discussion:
The findings reveal that stigmatization associated with adolescent mental health problems is not a static label but is continuously constructed through multi-dimensional interactions between the individual and the self, family, peers, and society. It functions both as a pre-existing trigger contributing to the onset of mental health problems and as a post-diagnosis consequence arising from the illness, with the two interwoven in a cyclical relationship. Throughout this process, adolescent patients develop a set of struggle strategies ranging from individual self-help to collective mutual help. Moving forward, it is recommended to leverage the strengths of the photovoice to establish and reinforce an empowerment-oriented social support system, facilitating the stable recovery of adolescents with mental health problems.
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