Percepções sobre a depressão em mulheres reclusas no Estabelecimento Penitenciário Especial para Mulheres em Maputo

Abstract

This study involves inmates from the Special Penitentiary Establishment for Women in Maputo. and aims to explore their perceptions of depression. The research was carried out using a qualitative approach, based on participant observation and semi-structured interviews with five participants. The data was recorded notebook and analyzed in the light of interpretivist and constructivist theories. The results of the research show that women prisoners have wide-ranging perceptions of depression., influenced by representations constructed and shared within the prison environment. Within the EPEMM, depression is understood as an individual experience associated with traumatic events, characterized by symptoms such as sadness, isolation and lack of appetite. women inmates often recognize these behavioral patterns as indicative of depression itself, without a formal medical diagnosis.These perceptions are mutually shaped by representations constructed and shared within the prison environment. The sociocultural representations that exist about depression in prisons are linked to women's entry into prison, the emotional weakness shown within it and the behaviors that arise around legal convictions. Therefore, these views are understood from a holistic approach, considering the subjective experiences of women within the prison system.(TRADUÇAO NOSSA)