Yellow september: nursing students' experience through the lens of mental health

• Autor(a) principal: Costa, Lucas Manoel Oliveira
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Outros Autores: Viana, Izabel Luiza Rodrigues de Sousa, Silva, Ruth Loureiro, Sousa, Jéssica Lima, Silva, Francisca da Costa Cunha da, Ponte, Francisca Paula Lima, Monção, Diully Horanna dos Santos de, Silva, Lydyanne Fernandes dos Santos, Andrade , Izane Luísa Xavier Carvalho, Gomes, Maxwell Lopes
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Research, Society and Development
• Texto Completo: https://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/31818
• topic: Estudantes de enfermagem; Transtornos de Ansiedade; Saúde Mental; Saúde do adolescente.; Estudiantes de enfermería; Trastornos de Ansiedad; Salud Mental; Salud del adolescente.; Students nursing; Anxiety Disorders; Mental Health; Adolescent health.

Objective: to report the experience of nursing students in carrying out a social action focused on the mental health of adolescents. Method: this is a descriptive, qualitative research, developed from the experience of nursing students in a health action developed with 60 adolescents from a public school of reference in the city of Timon, Maranhão. Results and discussions: It became evident that mental health is the foundation of the entire human evolutionary process. In this sense, during the action, we noticed the existence of a warped scenario of afflicted adolescents about this transition phase from high school to possibly higher education, associated with social pressure for approval, as well as the persistent doubt of professional choice. Moreover, such anxieties, in turn, are able to go beyond the school environment, reaching their interpersonal relationships, being notable catalysts for the growing incidence of psychological disorders. Conclusion: in this context, it was understood that the family and the school, as social institutions, are undoubtedly configured as means to identify, teach and discuss this issue, as well as provide support for this public, since, at the epidemiological level, they are characterized as the main victims of anxious and depressive disorders. In this lens, the remarkable role of alternative and complementary therapies in the process of self-care and self-knowledge by adolescents stands out as a supplementary measure in this scenario of undeniable concern.