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name: “It was quite a relief. To know that there was something, and I wasn’t just a bit you know, weird” - A qualitative study using interpretative phenomenological analysis to explore the lived experience of psychiatric diagnosis in young people, primary caregivers and diagnosing professionals
description: Introduction: Diagnostic systems used in mental health are useful in many respects, for example, in facilitating a better understanding of a mental health condition. However, there are issues with their reliability and validity, as well as a negative impact on the diagnosed individual. This is especially the case when a psychiatric diagnosis is used with young people. Nevertheless, there is a paucity of research which has focused on young people’s experience of receiving a psychiatric diagnosis. There are also limited studies looking at the perspectives of a caregiver when a psychiatric diagnosis is given to the young person in their care. Furthermore, research also needs to fully understand the professional's perspective when delivering a diagnosis to a young person. To explore the experience of psychiatric diagnosis in young people, caregivers and diagnosing professionals, this thesis will: 1) Conduct a systematic review of the existing literature related to the experience of psychiatric diagnosis in childhood 2) Develop a study methodology which seeks to further expand on this phenomenon, and interview young people, caregivers and diagnosing professionals to explore their perspectives 3) Detail the findings from the interviews using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA), both within each group of participants and across participant groups 4) Discuss the findings in accordance with the wider literature 5) Evaluate the study design, considering the strengths and limitations of the chosen methodology 6) Provide recommendations for future research and implications for clinical practice Systematic Review: The systematic review of literature related to the experiences of young people in receiving a psychiatric diagnosis identified three themes: 1) diagnostic subjectivity, which considers the validity of diagnosis in young people, the alternatives to diagnosis and who has the power to make those decisions, 2) the utility of psychiatric diagnosis, which discusse…
abstract: Introduction: Diagnostic systems used in mental health are useful in many respects, for example, in facilitating a better understanding of a mental health condition. However, there are issues with their reliability and validity, as well as a negative impact on the diagnosed individual. This is especially the case when a psychiatric diagnosis is used with young people. Nevertheless, there is a paucity of research which has focused on young people’s experience of receiving a psychiatric diagnosis. There are also limited studies looking at the perspectives of a caregiver when a psychiatric diagnosis is given to the young person in their care. Furthermore, research also needs to fully understand the professional's perspective when delivering a diagnosis to a young person. To explore the experience of psychiatric diagnosis in young people, caregivers and diagnosing professionals, this thesis will: 1) Conduct a systematic review of the existing literature related to the experience of psychiatric diagnosis in childhood 2) Develop a study methodology which seeks to further expand on this phenomenon, and interview young people, caregivers and diagnosing professionals to explore their perspectives 3) Detail the findings from the interviews using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA), both within each group of participants and across participant groups 4) Discuss the findings in accordance with the wider literature 5) Evaluate the study design, considering the strengths and limitations of the chosen methodology 6) Provide recommendations for future research and implications for clinical practice Systematic Review: The systematic review of literature related to the experiences of young people in receiving a psychiatric diagnosis identified three themes: 1) diagnostic subjectivity, which considers the validity of diagnosis in young people, the alternatives to diagnosis and who has the power to make those decisions, 2) the utility of psychiatric diagnosis, which discusse…
author: Morgan, Jodie
language: eng
date published: 2026
date modified: 2026-07-24T04:40:03Z
provider: University of South Wales
publisher: Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
type: WebPage
source organization: University of South Wales