Experiencia de los adolescentes al ingreso en un hospital de dia de salud mental: descubriendo el estigma internalizado

Identifier:  imarina:6362476

Handle: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11797/imarina6362476

Authors:  Lidia Sarrió Colás; Carme Ferré Grau; Pilar Montesó Curto; Núria Albacar Riobóo; Mar Lleixà Fortuño

Abstract:
INTRODUCTION. The crucial moments for adolescents with mental illness are the impact of the crisis and the admission to a day hospital program. Till the date the literature has paid little attention to the experiences of parents in this multiple transition. Aim. The aim of this study was to analyse the experience of adolescents with a mental illness who require admission to a day hospital. METHOD. The study used qualitative research methods. A total of 13 adolescents participated in the semi-structured interviews. Data was then transcribed and analysed in accordance with established methods for the analysis of inductive thematic data. RESULTS. Five themes were identified: the fight against oneself, a mountain that is crushing me, the pressure of Compulsory Secondary Education, enrolment in a psychiatric institution and I want to be like the others. DISCUSSION. The analysis of the texts of the adolescents revealed a strong internalized stigma along with emotional, psychological and interpersonal barriers that accumulated in the form of negative experiences, these influenced and increased their suffering. CONCLUSIONS. Efforts to reduce stigma towards children and adolescents with mental illness diagnoses facilitate the accumulation of long-term benefits. Adolescent mental health nursing interventions should be based on detecting barriers and validating the experience of adolescents.