How do young people with first episode psychosis make sense of help-seeking interactions with professionals

Tilston, Sophie (2024). How do young people with first episode psychosis make sense of help-seeking interactions with professionals. University of Birmingham. Clin.Psy.D.

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Abstract

This thesis comprises four chapters. The first chapter is a meta-ethnography reviewing the experiences of adults being detained under the Mental Health Act in the UK. This included twelve papers and four themes were identified; interpersonal relationships, a loss of control and power, the use of restrictive practices, containment and medication, and the construction of disorder. The findings from the meta-ethnography have similarities to the principles of the trauma-informed care approach. The second chapter is a qualitative empirical research project using Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) to explore how young people with first episode psychosis (FEP) experience help-seeking with professionals. Six young people (aged between 17 and 21) were interviewed from the same early intervention psychosis service in an NHS trust in
the midlands, UK. This paper provides experiences of what can be identified as barriers and facilitators to young people with FEP seeking support from professionals. Finally, the third and fourth chapters of the thesis are the press releases for the meta ethnography (chapter three) and the empirical research project (chapter 4).

Type of Work:

Thesis (Doctorates > Clin.Psy.D.)

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Doctorates > Clin.Psy.D.

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