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Depression in adolescence: from qualitative research to measurement

Lachal, Jonathan, Speranza, Mario, Schmitt, Anne, Spodenkiewicz, Michel, Falissard, Bruno, Moro, Marie-Rose, Revah-Levy, Anne·2012·Adolescent Psychiatrye
DOI 10.2174/2210676611202040296
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Introduction: Depressive disorders among adolescents are public health challenges whether in terms of both morbidity and mortality. Because of the paucity of specific instruments to measure depression in adolescents, we undertook to design and develop a new tool, the ADRS (Adolescent Depression Rating Scale) using a qualitative and quantitative procedure. The psychometric properties of the ADRS have been already published in a previous paper (Revah-Levy, Birmaher, Gasquet, & Falissard, 2007). Goals: The aim of the present paper is to describe the results of the qualitative method we employed to build the scale which used in-depth interviews with 5 patients and 11 clinicians followed by a thematic analysis based on the principles of the Grounded Theory. Results: These research interviews yielded three aspects of the depressive experience: 1) Emotional state: irritability, the overwhelming nature of the depressive experience, negative perceptions of self and ideas of death; 2) non-emotional manifestations: mental slowing, sleep disturbances; 3) manifestations in social interactions: at work, in leisure activities, and in relationships. Using with three aspects of the depressive experience, a clinician version and a patient version of the scale were elaborated and submitted to a classical validation procedure leading to a final selection of 10 items for each (self and clinician) version of the instrument. Conclusions: This work supports the interest of using qualitative methods in psychiatric research to investigate the subjective experience of patients, which is a central dimension in clinical care. Keywords: Adolescence, depression, measure, qualitative research

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  • This option is endorsed in the 'depression identification questions' of the Guidelines for the Treatment of Depression of the UK National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), although the time frame suggested there is 'the last month.'

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Authors
Lachal, J., Speranza, M., Schmitt, A., Spodenkiewicz, M., Falissard, B., Moro, M.-R., & Revah-Levy, A.
Affiliations
Inserm (FR)
Corresponding author
Lachal, Jonathan
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Venue
Adolescent Psychiatrye
Publisher
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
Published
2012-10-01
Volume
2
Issue
4
Pages
296-308
ISSN
2210-6766 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.2174/2210676611202040296
OpenAlex
W2319332795
Cited by
17
References
28
Citations by year
2025: 2 · 2024: 2 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 1 · 2013: 1
FWCI
1.29
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
Adolescent Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Mental Health Research Topics
Keywords
adolescent depression, scale development, depressive experiences, patient experience, clinician ratings, psychometric validation, irritability, sleep disorders, social functioning

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