Counseling and Special Education Department, Virginia Commonwealth University , Richmond, VA, USA.
Department of Counseling and Human Services, Old Dominion University , Norfolk, VA, USA.
Inform Health Soc Care. 2021 Mar 2;46(1):84-99. doi: 10.1080/17538157.2020.1865967. Epub 2021 Jan 6.
This manuscript explores the depression disease management of Black Americans ( = 50) who post their experiences on YouTube. The narratives garnered five themes: (1) personal and national histories as a barrier to treatment and contributor to depression, (2) utilizing the social network as informal counseling and as the catalyst for formal counseling, (3) long-term undiagnosed depression management and mismanagement, (4) advocating to destigmatize and treat depression, and (5) positive experiences initiating and engaging in treatment. Novel findings include how participants discuss narratives in third person, the importance of the Youtube community, and advocacy to destigmatize and treat depression.
本手稿探讨了在 YouTube 上分享经历的 50 名美国黑人的抑郁疾病管理。这些叙述中出现了五个主题：（1）个人和国家历史是治疗障碍和导致抑郁的因素；（2）利用社交网络作为非正式咨询，并作为正式咨询的催化剂；（3）长期未经诊断的抑郁管理和管理不善；（4）倡导消除污名化和治疗抑郁；（5）积极开始和参与治疗的经验。新的发现包括参与者如何以第三人称讨论叙述、Youtube 社区的重要性以及消除污名化和治疗抑郁的倡导。
