Estudio de caso de una adolescente diagnosticada con depresión: una mirada desde el contexto educativo en la ciudad de Santiago de Cali

Abstract

This research aims to analyze the actions used in the detection of depressive symptoms in the case of a student diagnosed with depression belonging to an educational institution in the city from Santiago de Cali. For this, a qualitative methodology was implemented, from a phenomenological paradigm, in which a review of the concepts was carried out theorists, research associated with the theme of depression and the application of a semi-structured interview focused on the narrative of the student and the actors who are involved in an educational context, the human figure test Machover and an analysis of the medical history. The selected population counted with a teenage girl diagnosed with depression who is schooled, the rector of the institution to which the student belongs, the boss of nucleus of commune 21 and an educational psychologist external to the institution. In The results were able to identify that, for the management of symptomatology cases depression in adolescents, only a general guideline is used to refer to external entities, which deals with various situations in general. In the conclusions it is identified that the educational entity does not have strategies that allow the management and monitoring of depression because they do not have a professional in charge of ensuring the mental health of their students.