Imaginarios sobre salud mental infantil, de madres de niñas y niños con discapacidad psicosocial de la localidad de Tunjuelito en la ciudad de Bogotá

Abstract

The research arises from the need to reflect on children's mental health, from an emphasis on history, imaginaries and social representations of childhood. Giving rise to the imaginary meanings instituted in the psyche, in our society and culture and the transformations, tensions and instituting meanings generated around the concept. The research focuses on the narrative of five mothers of boys and girls, who have been classified as having psychosocial disabilities, residents of the town of Tunjuelito in the city of Bogotá. The aim is to interpret the imaginary social meanings of children's mental health from their own childhood and those they have constructed by having a son or daughter with a psychosocial disability. From the qualitative interpretive methodological approach with ethnographic techniques such as observation, in-depth interviews and iconographic exercises. It was revealed that, when remembering their own childhood, the subjectivities and needs to narrate themselves in order to connect with their son or daughter are evident. This is constituted and constructed, with one's own maternal meanings, which transcend the ways of giving a place as a subject. Given the significance of psychosocial disability, feelings of ignorance arise, loneliness and sadness are evident from abandonment, state absences and our lack of concern as a society and culture. Unanimously, a single voice is heard inviting us to reflect on our capacity as a society and culture to make room for difference, diversity and the construction of social ties aimed at supporting boys and girls.