TITLE:
Perceptions, Feelings, and Meanings of the Early Stress for the Adult with Depression: A Theoretical Model
AUTHORS:
Carla Araujo Bastos Teixeira, Maria Neyrian de Fátima Fernandes, Raquel Cocenas da Silva, Kelly Graziani Giacchero Vedana, Edilaine Cristina da Silva Gherardi-Donato
KEYWORDS:
Nursing, Mental Health, Psychological Stress, Child Abuse, Depression
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Nursing,
Vol.9 No.12,
December
19,
2019
ABSTRACT: This study aimed to elaborate on theoretical model of the perceptions, feelings, and meanings of early stress for people with depression. To perform a qualitative study based on the Symbolic Interactionism and Grounded Theory, we interviewed 12 patients diagnosed with depression. It was structured a model based on “walking between traumatic childhood and the adult life with depression,” integrating eight inter-articulated categories that represent the perceptions, feelings, and meanings of the experiences of the depressed individual with a history of early stress. The theoretical model constructed meanings and conditions that affect the individual from a traumatic childhood to depression in adulthood.