당사자 렌즈로 바라본 “나의 삶”:정신장애인 포토보이스 연구

초록

This study is aimed at attaining an enhanced understanding of lived experiences of people with psychosocial disabilities (PDs) from the first person’s point of view. Seven individuals participated in a six-session photovoice group; they took pictures of images related to the session theme they had selected as a group and shared them by telling the experiences and feelings attached to the pictures. Four themes and thirteen sub-themes emerged from their narratives: (1) My symptoms (my other reality, sufferings from isolation, forced sacrifice); (2) Discrimination, prejudice, and my feelings (discrimination and prejudice everywhere, being an outsider, self-image); (3) What made me change (things that make me happy, trying to find ways to re-enter the world, encouragement from people and support from PD peers, finding true self by even accepting sick me); (4) My wishes, dreams and hopes (living an ordinary life, wanting to socialize with others, being involved in PD advocacy). The authors discusses sufferings, passions, and hopes of persons with PDs as examplified in their photovoices. Implications for policy and practice were addressed to help persons with PDs regain power over their lives.

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