Khan, Nagina, Bower, Peter, Rogers, Anne (2007) Guided self-help in primary care mental health: Meta-synthesis of qualitative studies of patient experience. British Journal of Psychiatry, 191 (3). pp. 206-211. ISSN 0007-1250. (doi:10.1192/bjp.bp.106.032011) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:103818)
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.bp.106.032011 |
Abstract
Background: There is a gap between the supply of trained cognitive-behavioural therapists to treat depression and demand for care in the community. There is interest in the potential of self-help interventions, which require less input from a therapist. However, the design of effective self-help interventions is complex. Qualitative research can help to explore some of this complexity. Aims: The study aimed to identify qualitative studies of patient experience of depression management in primary care, synthesise these studies to develop an explanatory framework, and then apply this framework to the development of a guided self-help intervention for depression. Method: A meta-synthesis was conducted of published qualitative research. Results: The synthesis revealed a number of themes, including the nature of personal experience in depression; help-seeking in primary care; control and helplessness in engagement with treatment; stigma associated with treatment; and patients' understandings of self-help interventions. Conclusions: This meta-synthesis of qualitative studies provided a useful explanatory framework for the development of effective and acceptable guided self-help interventions for depression.
Item Type: | Article |
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DOI/Identification number: | 10.1192/bjp.bp.106.032011 |
Subjects: | R Medicine |
Divisions: | Divisions > Division for the Study of Law, Society and Social Justice > School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research > Centre for Health Services Studies |
Depositing User: | Nagina Khan |
Date Deposited: | 15 Nov 2023 14:52 UTC |
Last Modified: | 15 Nov 2023 14:52 UTC |
Resource URI: | https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/103818 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes) |
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