Beyond a diagnosis: The experience of depression among clinically-referred adolescents

Journal of Adolescence
Nick MidgleyMary Target

Abstract

Policy-makers have identified an urgent need to improve our ability to detect and diagnose depression in adolescents. This study aims to explore the lived experience of depression in clinically referred adolescents. 77 adolescents, aged between 11 and 17 with moderate to severe depression, were interviewed as part of a randomised controlled trial, using the Expectations of Therapy Interview. Data were analysed qualitatively using framework analysis, with a focus on how the adolescents spoke about their depression. The study identified five themes: 1) Misery, despair and tears; 2) Anger and violence towards self and others; 3) A bleak view of everything; 4) Isolation and cutting off from the world; and 5) The impact on education. Researchers and policy-makers need to develop an understanding of depression grounded in the experiences of adolescents to improve detection and diagnosis of depression.

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May 4, 2017·Global Qualitative Nursing Research·Katharina WeitkampNick Midgley
Jul 26, 2017·Psychotherapy Research : Journal of the Society for Psychotherapy Research·Mary Target
May 1, 2017·Child and Adolescent Mental Health·Faith OrchardShirley Reynolds
Jul 5, 2019·European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry·Rebecca WatsonShirley Reynolds
Jan 17, 2017·Child: Care, Health and Development·N Georgakakou-Koutsonikou, J M Williams
Dec 7, 2018·Research Involvement and Engagement·Valerie DunnNick Midgley
Mar 24, 2021·Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology·Madison Aitken, Brendan F Andrade
May 1, 2021·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health·Roberta Lynn WoodgateNicole Legras
Sep 22, 2021·Psychology and Psychotherapy·Georgia Tanith HerringNick Midgley
Oct 2, 2021·International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being·Anna ViduaniChristian Kieling

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