Adolescents' Attitudes and Intentions toward Help-Seeking and Computer-Based Treatment for Depression
Psychiatry Investigation
;
: 728-736, 2019.
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em Inglês
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
Many depressed adolescents do not seek professional help despite there being evidence-based treatments for depression, such as cognitive behavioral therapy or computer-based therapy. To increase professional help-seeking behavior in depressed adolescents, it is necessary to positively change help-seeking attitudes. This study aimed to explore the effect of sub-groups of help-seeking attitudes, gender, and depression level on adolescents' help-seeking intentions and their perceptions of computer-based psychotherapy.METHODS:
Participants were 246 adolescents aged 13–18 years recruited from six middle and high schools in South Korea. Measures were self-administered questionnaires, and included the Patient Health Questionnaire-9, the Attitudes Toward Seeking Professional Psychological Help Scale, the Intention to Seek Counseling Inventory, Preferences for Depression Treatment, and the Perceptions of Computerized Therapy Questionnaire.RESULTS:
Help-seeking intentions were positively related with female gender and the recognition of the need for help. A higher level of confidence in therapists was related to high preference for computer-based therapy and face-to-face therapy. Adolescents with more severe depression were more likely to prefer pharmacotherapy. The perceptions of computer-based therapy were more positive in male adolescents, and in adolescents with a higher level of confidence in therapists yet a lower level of interpersonal openness.CONCLUSION:
To promote adolescents' help-seeking behavior, improvement of the recognition of the need for help is required, especially among male adolescents. Computer-based therapy provides an alternative for male adolescents with high confidence in therapists yet low interpersonal openness. Consideration of the help-seeking attitudes and gender is needed when providing therapeutic intervention to depressed adolescents.
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Assunto principal:
Psicoterapia
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Terapia Assistida por Computador
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Terapia Cognitivo-Comportamental
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Aconselhamento
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Intenção
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Depressão
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Tratamento Farmacológico
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Comportamento de Busca de Ajuda
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Coreia (Geográfico)
Tipo de estudo:
Pesquisa qualitativa
Limite:
Adolescente
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Feminino
/
Humanos
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Psychiatry Investigation
Ano de publicação:
2019
Tipo de documento:
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