Mental health among adolescents exposed to social inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objective

Adolescents from Latin America and the Caribbean grow up in a context of social inequality, which diminishes their well-being and leads to impaired emotional-cognitive development. To understand the problem, it is important to synthesize the available research about it. This study aims to explore the knowledge about adolescents' mental health in Latin America and the Caribbean exposed to social inequality.

Methods

A systematic scoping review was conducted encompassing a search in five databases (Medline, CINAHL, PsycINFO, Scopus, and LILACS) in June 2022. Articles of various typologies were included without time limit. After two rounds of screening, relevant data were manually extracted and synthesized into self-constructed themes using thematic anal

SUBMITTER: Sanchez-Castro JC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11041031 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature