Incidencia del trastorno depresivo en las habilidades sociales del adolescente.

Abstract

The present research emphasized depressive disorder in a very important stage in the lives of individuals, adolescence; this being characterized by the variation, alteration and transformation of many physical and emotional aspects, which highlighted one of the consequences that affect the adolescent who has a depressive disorder, social skills. A topic in which it has high relevance, since adolescents today are exposed to many circumstances at a social level that can be seen as a risk factor if their social skills have been affected due to depression. The objective of this study was to analyze how the social skills of adolescents reflect changes due to the diagnosis of depressive disorder, through the descriptive method, in order to know this incidence in adolescents. The results obtained at the conclusion of this research reflected that depressive disorder considerably affects social interaction, requiring active participation by mental health professionals, family and peers as support groups to address any complications of the same disorder, with the purpose of strengthening resistance and invulnerability in adolescents with this diagnosis.