Jeong Yoo Mi, McCreary Linda L, Hughes Tonda L
J Psychosoc Nurs Ment Health Serv. 2018 Jan 1;56(1):48-56. doi: 10.3928/02793695-20170929-03. Epub 2017 Oct 9.
Lack of depression literacy is associated with low help-seeking behaviors for mental health care in adolescents. As parents generally determine adolescents' health care, ensuring parents can recognize depressive symptoms is crucial. The current study explored depression literacy among Korean American parents of adolescents ages 12 to 19 using a qualitative descriptive design. Semantic content analysis was performed using data from three focus group interviews conducted in 2015 with Korean American parents (10 mothers, four fathers) of adolescents. Participants lacked knowledge about the biological causes and medicinal treatment of depression. Most believed that depression cannot be fully treated, relapses occur easily, and medication is taken indefinitely. Gender influenced perceptions of symptoms. Parents often overlooked children's depressive symptoms until schools alerted them. Nursing interventions should educate parents about the biological causes of depression, strategies for addressing adolescents' symptoms, community-based professional resources, and success stories about depression treatment. [Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 56(1), 48-56.].
缺乏抑郁知识与青少年心理健康护理的低求助行为有关。由于父母通常决定青少年的医疗保健，确保父母能够识别抑郁症状至关重要。本研究采用定性描述性设计，探讨了年龄在12至19岁青少年的韩裔美国父母的抑郁知识。使用2015年对青少年的韩裔美国父母（10名母亲，4名父亲）进行的三次焦点小组访谈的数据进行语义内容分析。参与者缺乏关于抑郁症的生物学原因和药物治疗的知识。大多数人认为抑郁症无法完全治愈，容易复发，并且需要无限期服用药物。性别影响了对症状的认知。父母常常忽视孩子的抑郁症状，直到学校提醒他们。护理干预应教育父母关于抑郁症的生物学原因、应对青少年症状的策略、基于社区的专业资源以及抑郁症治疗的成功案例。[《心理社会护理与心理健康服务杂志》，56(1)，48 - 56。]
