Mental Health Article Summary

In this article, the authors: Terrance V. McCann, Dan I. Lubman wanted to achieve the goal of this study, by evaluating young people with depression and their satisfaction with the quality of care they receive from a primary care youth mental health service: a qualitive study. Understanding this study is important because it will help with the appropriate primary care and early intervention for young people who suffers from depression and other mental health issues. The results will not only help improve faculty employer’s interactions and care for these youths, but it would also provide future re-engagement and help those with mental health problems to recover and live healthier lives.
Depression is very common and critical amongst our younger society. Despite the issues of mental health problems, many have come across difficulties in accessing appropriate services. “Despite such high rates, young people with depression and other mental health problems often fail to recognize the severity of their situation and delay professional help-seeking “(Wright et al. 2005, Reavley et al. 2010). However, majority of the young people …show more content…
The participants who were a minor were given a written parental/guardian consent for approval to participate in this study. The ethical guidelines met criteria in treating the participants with respect, minimizing any of them harm and avoided exploiting them. However, there could have been other primary care services used, instead of focusing on just the one’s which were picked by the young people in this study. There could have been a wider study on young people who have other mental health problems. Lastly, recruiting young people who have disengaged from, or have not been engaged with these services. In conclusion, this study showed satisfaction in the primary care, re-engagement in further treatment and led to