Photography in mental health: a look at the subjective
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Mental Health, Photography, Psychiatry, ReviewAbstract
Objective: to identify which mental health actions are taken from photography. Method: an
integrative literature review, conducted between 2010 and 2019 in the LILACS, PubMed and
SciELO databases. The following controlled descriptors were used: “mental health”, “psychiatry”
and “photography”. Results: a total of 9 articles were analyzed, demonstrating different actions
in mental health from photography: photography workshops, research with photovoice and
photo-elicitation and photographic samples. It was observed that the populations of the studies
were individuals in psychological distress, as well as people on the street, victims of violence and
other vulnerable audiences. The photographic actions encouraged the deconstruction of stigmas,
strengthened bonds and gave new meaning to their experiences. Conclusion: photography can
be seen as a device for promoting mental health by allowing individuals to share their experiences
and feelings, which are usually hidden in conventional methodologies. There was scarcity of
studies that addressed photographic actions in mental health, demonstrating the need to deepen
the knowledge about this tool.
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