Abstract

OLIVEIRA, Elias Teixeira de  and  VEDANA, Kelly Graziani Giacchero. Suicide, depression and sexual and gender minorities: posts published on personal blogs. SMAD, Rev. Eletrônica Saúde Mental Álcool Drog. (Ed. port.) [online]. 2020, vol.16, n.4, pp. 39-48. ISSN 1806-6976.  http://dx.doi.org/10.11606/issn.1806-6976.smad.2020.168145.

OBJECTIVE: the aim of the study was to analyze posts on suicide, depression, and the LGBT population on Tumblr^® platform blogs. METHOD: a study with a qualitative approach, which submitted to thematic analysis posts identified from the search for keywords related to suicidal behavior and LGBT population on the TUMBLR platform. RESULTS: 14 blogs were identified, with 916 posts. The main topics addressed were related to intense suffering, self-destructive behaviors, emotional vulnerability, rejection and self-depreciation. CONCLUSION: these themes reveal important needs to be investigated and addressed in interventions to promote mental health in the LGBT community at the individual and collective levels.

Keywords : Suicide; Depression; Sexual and Gender Minorities; Blog; Internet.

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