Mothers’ Experiences of Having an Adolescent Child with Depression: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis

Armitage, Sarah; Parkinson, Monika; Halligan, Sarah L.; Reynolds, Shirley

doi:10.1007/s10826-020-01705-5

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“…Consistent with this, many parents in the present study noted that the adolescent returned to their 'old self' once depressive symptoms receded. These findings are in line with Armitage et al (2020), who reported that parents of depressed adolescents witnessed their children behaving in more familiar ways as they began to recover. Pre-therapy interviews exploring IMPACT participants' expectations for therapy showed that while some adolescents hoped to rediscover their old self through therapy, others saw it as a chance to develop the self and acquire new capacities (Midgley et al, 2016).…”

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‘It’s always difficult when it’s family. . . whereas when you’re talking to a therapist. . .’: Parents’ views of cognitive-behaviour therapy for depressed adolescents

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Hards

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Clin Child Psychol Psychiatry

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Background: Parents are key to helping their adolescent child access psychological therapy for mental health problems such as depression. However, little is known about how parents experience their child’s psychological therapy. We aimed to explore parents’ experiences of their adolescent child’s cognitive behaviour therapy for depression. Method: We applied Thematic Analysis (TA) to qualitative data from in-depth interviews with parents ( N = 16) whose adolescent child was randomly allocated to CBT in a large multisite RCT for adolescent depression (the IMPACT trial). Interviews were conducted at the end of treatment. Results: We generated two main themes: parents’ perceptions of the adolescent’s journey through therapy, and parents’ perceptions of the therapeutic setting and process. Each included four sub-themes. Parents talked about key factors that impacted on their child’s progress through treatment, including the adolescent’s readiness for therapy and the adolescent-therapist relationship. Conclusion: Parents’ insights confirm the foundations of what is considered good clinical practice of CBT for adolescent depression, including tailoring therapy to the adolescent, and establishing a strong adolescent-therapist relationship. Parents recognised that, for CBT to be helpful, their child had to be willing to engage in therapy and able to develop a trusting relationship with their therapist.

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‘It’s always difficult when it’s family. . . whereas when you’re talking to a therapist. . .’: Parents’ views of cognitive-behaviour therapy for depressed adolescents

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“…The current findings support previous studies that found an increased emotional burden associated with raising a child with autism, including increased levels of parenting stress, worry, and guilt among mothers, as well as feelings of being overwhelmed [ 56 , 57 ]. The mothers’ observations regarding the emotional impact of the child’s diagnosis concur with wider evidence from qualitative studies of parents of children with a range of developmental and mental health disorders who commonly expressed a desire not only to explain the individual experience, but further to search for the answer to an existential question, namely “why did this happen to us?” [ 58 ]. The idea that mothers are readily distressed echoes previous qualitative work, which indicated that parents of children with ASD experience distress and emotional turmoil [ 59 ] in relation to their child’s potentially dangerous and unpredictable behavior and functional dependency.…”

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Mothers’ Experiences and Challenges Raising a Child with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Qualitative Study

Papadopoulos

2021

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Although the study of autism is burgeoning with important implications both for public health and society, there is little research exploring the experiences of raising a child with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) from the maternal perspective. The aim of this study was to investigate the lived experiences of mothers of children with ASD in Greece. Nine mothers of children with ASD were recruited and engaged in semistructured interviews. Transcripts of the interviews were analyzed using interpretative phenomenological analysis. Three interconnected themes were identified in the analysis: (a) emotional burden, (b) family burden, and (c) social burden. A key finding in the themes was the sense of burden, distress, and vulnerability experienced by the mothers. The findings provide valuable understanding of the experiences of mothers raising children with ASD in one of Europe’s medium-income countries. Further, results can be used by researchers, clinicians, mental health providers, and policy makers to address the unique needs of families caring for and supporting children with ASD.

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“…cheating, and temper tantrums) [ 29 ]. Also, a recently published study explored mothers' experiences of having an adolescent child with depression and revealed five interlinked superordinate themes, and the key finding across the themes was the emotional distress and sense of uncertainty experienced by the mothers [ 30 ]. Similarly, a recent study assessed longitudinal pathways between maternal depressive symptoms, parenting self-esteem, and infant temperament and found the mothers' confidence is influenced by their experience with a difficult infant and by their depressive symptoms [ 31 ].…”

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Prevalence and factors associated with depression among the mothers of school-going children in Dhaka city, Bangladesh: A multi stage sampling-based study

Sultana

Zaman

Chowdhury

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Background: Motherhood is associated with extra stress, and mothers of young children are particularly prone to developing depression and mental health problems. Methodology: This analytical cross-sectional study was conducted in Dhaka city, Bangladesh, from June to December 2019. Mothers of school-going children were recruited through a multistage sampling technique. Dhaka city was divided into two divisions and then further subdivided into public and private sectors. Six schools were selected from each sector by using a simple random sampling technique. A list of class five to eight students were collected from each school by systematic random sampling. Data were collected through face-to-face interviews using semi-structured questionnaires. The rate of depressive symptoms was measured by the validated Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale (SDS). Result: A total of 324 women participated in this study; the majority of the women (85.5%) were Muslim, 67.0% were housewives, and 53.1% had a girl child. Among the women, 15.4% had mild, 22.2% had moderate, and 20.1% had severe depression. Most of the child's behavioral and lifestyle factors were associated with the mother's depression. Adjusted analyses indicate that if a child is often unhappy, depressed, or tearful )], gets nervous in new situations or easily loses confidence [(OR (95%CI) ¼ 5.45 (2.96-10.00)], often lies or cheats )], gets afraid easily [(OR (95%CI) ¼ 7.09 (3.79-13.24)], watches television for 3 h or more ] browses the internet for 3 h or more )] were associated with mother's depression. Conclusion:The study concludes that depression among the mothers of school-going children in Dhaka city of Bangladesh is high. Several lifestyles and behavioral factors of school-going children are significantly associated with the mothers' depression.

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Mothers’ Experiences of Having an Adolescent Child with Depression: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis

Cited by 28 publications

References 47 publications

‘It’s always difficult when it’s family. . . whereas when you’re talking to a therapist. . .’: Parents’ views of cognitive-behaviour therapy for depressed adolescents

‘It’s always difficult when it’s family. . . whereas when you’re talking to a therapist. . .’: Parents’ views of cognitive-behaviour therapy for depressed adolescents

Mothers’ Experiences and Challenges Raising a Child with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Qualitative Study

Prevalence and factors associated with depression among the mothers of school-going children in Dhaka city, Bangladesh: A multi stage sampling-based study

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