Discriminación, apoyo social y bienestar psicológico en personas con trastornos mentales / Discrimination, social support and psychological well-being in people with mental disorders

Abstract

This research explores the discourses and practices related to mental health in the city of Seville, noting the influence of these on the psychological well-being of subjects with bipolar disorders and depression. It is not only to make visible a phenomenon of great importance for the future health, but to make it from a different perspective, a social perspective. Instead of the very common biologicistic approach, it focuses on the vision of Social Sciences to health. This point of view can enrich significantly the knowledge about it generating new opportunities that are difficult to observe from other positions. It is used a qualitative methodology that reveals the discursive variability about the phenomenon under study, as well as the positive influence of social support on the psychological well-being of subjects diagnosed as people with disorders.

Keywords

• mental disorders
• social support
• stigma
• depression
• bipolar disorder