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Identifying resources used by young people to overcome mental distress in three Latin American cities: a qualitative study

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dc.contributor.author Toyama, Mauricio
dc.contributor.author Godoy-Casasbuenas, Natalia
dc.contributor.author Olivar, Natividad
dc.contributor.author Brusco, Luis Ignacio
dc.contributor.author Carbonetti, Fernando
dc.contributor.author Diez-Canseco Montero, Francisco
dc.contributor.author Gomez-Restrepo, Carlos
dc.contributor.author Heritage, Paul
dc.contributor.author Hidalgo Padilla, Liliana Milagros
dc.contributor.author Uribe, Miguel
dc.contributor.author Steffen, Mariana
dc.contributor.author Fung, Catherine
dc.contributor.author Priebe, Stefan
dc.date.accessioned 2022-09-09T18:52:23Z
dc.date.available 2022-09-09T18:52:23Z
dc.date.issued 2022
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12866/12152
dc.description.abstract OBJECTIVE: To explore which resources and activities help young people living in deprived urban environments in Latin America to recover from depression and/or anxiety. DESIGN: A multimethod, qualitative study with 18 online focus groups and 12 online structured group conversations embedded into arts workshops. SETTING: This study was conducted in Bogotá (Colombia), Buenos Aires (Argentina) and Lima (Peru). PARTICIPANTS: Adolescents (15-16 years old) and young adults (20-24 years old) with capacity to provide assent/consent and professionals (older than 18 years of age) that had experience of professionally working with young people were willing to share personal experience within a group, and had capacity to provide consent. RESULTS: A total of 185 participants took part in this study: 111 participants (36 adolescents, 35 young adults and 40 professionals) attended the 18 focus groups and 74 young people (29 adolescents and 45 young adults) took part in the 12 arts workshops. Eight categories captured the resources and activities that were reported by young people as helpful to overcome mental distress: (1) personal resources, (2) personal development, (3) spirituality and religion, (4) social resources, (5) social media, (6) community resources, (7) activities (subcategorised into artistic, leisure, sports and outdoor activities) and (8) mental health professionals. Personal and social resources as well as artistic activities and sports were the most common resources identified that help adolescents and young adults to overcome depression and anxiety. CONCLUSION: Despite the different contexts of the three cities, young people appear to use similar resources to overcome mental distress. Policies to improve the mental health of young people in deprived urban settings should address the need of community spaces, where young people can play sports, meet and engage in groups, and support community organisations that can enable and facilitate a range of social activities. en_US
dc.language.iso eng
dc.publisher BMJ Publishing Group
dc.relation.ispartofseries BMJ Open
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
dc.rights.uri https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.es
dc.subject young people en_US
dc.subject mental distress en_US
dc.subject Latin America en_US
dc.subject qualitative study en_US
dc.title Identifying resources used by young people to overcome mental distress in three Latin American cities: a qualitative study en_US
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.identifier.doi https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-060340
dc.relation.issn 2044-6055


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