Gotting Eva-Karin, Darcy Laura, Israelsson-Skogsberg Åsa, Sundler Annelie J, Lalloo Ewa Carlsson
Faculty of Caring Science, Work Life and Social Welfare, University of Borås, Borås, Sweden.
Int J Qual Stud Health Well-being. 2025 Dec;20(1):2501682. doi: 10.1080/17482631.2025.2501682. Epub 2025 May 7.
This study aims to identify and summarize existing qualitative empirical research on children's experiences of living with their mental ill-health.
A scoping review with a systematic search of the databases PubMed, CINAHL, and PsychINFO was conducted. The search generated 9,864 studies, which were screened by title, abstract, and full text.
Forty articles were included comprising 826 children aged 8-19 years. The key findings were described in four themes: and . Being identified with mental ill-health brought challenges for children's everyday struggles. Their own coping strategies as well as supportive relationships with friends and adults were important. However, the balance between support and stress was complex.
Children have a desire to manage and comprehend their complex everyday lives of living with mental ill-health and wish for supported yet independent decision-making. Attitudes of friends, adults and professionals are important in providing understanding and non-judgemental support, valuable for children's well-being. Open conversations about mental health and providing accessible, child-centred interventions based on the needs expressed by children are necessary. This study contributes to the literature by emphasizing the central role of children's voices in matters of mental ill-health.
本研究旨在识别并总结关于儿童患有精神疾病经历的现有定性实证研究。
进行了一项范围综述，对PubMed、CINAHL和PsychINFO数据库进行系统检索。检索共得到9864项研究，通过标题、摘要和全文进行筛选。
纳入了40篇文章，涉及826名8至19岁的儿童。主要研究结果归纳为四个主题： 以及 。被认定患有精神疾病给儿童的日常挣扎带来了挑战。他们自己的应对策略以及与朋友和成年人的支持性关系很重要。然而，支持与压力之间的平衡很复杂。
儿童渴望管理和理解他们患有精神疾病的复杂日常生活，并希望在获得支持的同时能够独立决策。朋友、成年人和专业人士的态度对于提供理解和无偏见的支持很重要，这对儿童的幸福很有价值。开展关于心理健康的开放对话，并根据儿童表达的需求提供便捷的、以儿童为中心的干预措施是必要的。本研究通过强调儿童声音在精神疾病问题中的核心作用，为相关文献做出了贡献。
