Department of Psychology, University of South Carolina, 1512 Pendleton Street, Columbia, SC, 29208, USA.
Federation of Families of South Carolina, 810 Dutch Square Blvd, Suite 205, Columbia, SC, 29210, USA.
Community Ment Health J. 2019 Apr;55(3):463-466. doi: 10.1007/s10597-018-0306-0. Epub 2018 Aug 3.
A prevailing model for mental health care for youth and families is to provide services within a "psychopathology" focused framework. This approach can compound problems for youth by imparting negative labels on them, and may be associated with iatrogenic impacts of interventions (e.g., stigmatization, lowered self-efficacy, dependency). This study assessed perceptions of the term "psychopathology" among 486 youth aged 18-25, with 39% of these youth receiving prior mental health services. Results indicated statistically significant differences in perception of the term, with youth who had received mental health services perceiving it more negatively than youth who had not. Findings suggest receipt of mental health services among young people may sensitize them to negative aspects of the term psychopathology, indicating the need for caution in using this term and other terms that may have negative impacts on mental health service use among youth.
一种流行的青少年和家庭心理健康护理模式是在“精神病理学”为重点的框架内提供服务。这种方法可能会通过给年轻人贴上负面标签，从而使他们的问题更加复杂，并且可能与干预措施的医源性影响（例如，污名化、自我效能降低、依赖）有关。本研究评估了 486 名 18-25 岁年轻人对“精神病理学”一词的看法，其中 39%的年轻人曾接受过心理健康服务。结果表明，对该术语的看法存在统计学上的显著差异，接受过心理健康服务的年轻人比未接受过心理健康服务的年轻人对该术语的看法更为负面。研究结果表明，年轻人接受心理健康服务可能会使他们对精神病理学这个术语的负面方面更加敏感，这表明在使用这个术语和其他可能对年轻人使用心理健康服务产生负面影响的术语时需要谨慎。
