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The Photovoice Process In Stress-Induced Depression: How Giving A Voice To The Unheard Through Pictures May Reduce Stress, Adedayo Okubadejo

Adedayo Okubadejo

Depression has been predicted to be the second leading cause of disease worldwide by the World Health Organization. However, many people in low socioeconomic status communities do not have access to the many expensive and inaccessible treatments of depression, such as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), antidepressant drugs, electroconvulsive therapy and deep brain stimulation (DBS). Photovoice is a process that provides substantial social support from community members and can increase self-awareness through self-reflection, which both have been shown to reduce stress. Thus, I propose that the Photovoice process can help to reduce levels of stress through increases in social support and …