@article{ref1,
title="Adolescents' experiences of brief psychosocial intervention for depression: an interpretative phenomenological analysis of good-outcome cases",
journal="Clinical child psychology and psychiatry",
year="2019",
author="Dhanak, Darshita and Thackeray, Lisa and Dubicka, Bernadka and Kelvin, Raphael and Goodyer, Ian M. and Midgley, Nick",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="1359104519857222-1359104519857222",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Brief psychosocial intervention (BPI) is a treatment for adolescent depression that has recently demonstrated clinical effectiveness in a controlled trial. The aim of this study is to explore experiences of adolescents with major depression receiving BPI treatment in the context of good treatment outcomes. <br><br>METHOD: A subsample of five interviews from a larger study of adolescents' experiences of BPI was purposively selected, focusing on good-outcome cases. Interviews were analysed using interpretative phenomenological analysis to provide a richer understanding of participants' experiences of overcoming depression in the BPI group. <br><br>RESULTS: Four central themes were identified: 'Being heard and feeling safe', 'Collaborative working enhancing therapy', 'Gaining a different perspective on one's self and relationships' and 'A positive therapeutic relationship'. <br><br>CONCLUSION: BPI is a novel approach with promising clinical effectiveness. Utilising adolescents' experiences has revealed potential psychological mechanisms of good treatment response to BPI. Overall implications for clinical practice with depressed adolescents are discussed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1359-1045",
doi="10.1177/1359104519857222",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1359104519857222"
}