Weitkamp, K;
Klein, E;
Midgley, N;
(2016)
The Experience of Depression: A Qualitative Study of Adolescents With Depression Entering Psychotherapy.
Global Qualitative Nursing Research
, 3
pp. 1-12.
10.1177/2333393616649548.
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Abstract
There is a lack of research in health psychology on the subjective experience of adolescents with mental health disorders. The aim of this study was to explore the experience of depression and the journey into therapy of young people (YP) diagnosed with depression. Semi-structured interviews were carried out with six YP (5 female, aged 15-19). Interviews were analyzed using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. The following four key themes were identified: "Suffering is experienced as overwhelming," "An experience of loneliness and isolation," "Struggling to understand the suffering," and "Therapy as a last resort." Reasons for a delay in accessing treatment were not knowing what is "normal," the feeling that they have to deal with it by themselves, and/or the lack of a caring adult who supports the YP in getting help. The findings suggest the ongoing importance of reducing stigma and promoting mental health education for YP as well as parents, school staff, and health professionals.
| Type: | Article |
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| Title: | The Experience of Depression: A Qualitative Study of Adolescents With Depression Entering Psychotherapy |
| Location: | United States |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1177/2333393616649548 |
| Publisher version: | http://doi.org/10.1177/2333393616649548 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Creative Commons CC BY-NC: This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 License (http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) which permits non-commercial use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access pages (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage). |
| Keywords: | Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis, adolescence, depression, experience, health seeking, psychotherapy |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Div of Psychology and Lang Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Div of Psychology and Lang Sciences > Clinical, Edu and Hlth Psychology |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1555398 |
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