Conditional Disclosure on Pathways to Care: Coping Preferences of Young People at Risk of Psychosis

Abstract

The interrelationship between stigma and help-seeking is under-researched among children and adolescents. This study explored stigma in relation to pathways to care among young people putatively in an early stage of increased risk of developing psychotic disorders. “Pathways to care” was defined as help-seeking and support from informal and formal resources, and increased risk was determined through the presence of persistent psychotic-like experiences and internalizing/externalizing psychopathology. Twenty-nine qualitative interviews were analyzed using thematic analysis. We defined the superordinate theme in these data as “conditional disclosure,” a concept reflecting the rules and prerequisites that influenced how/whether participants sought help. Through parallels between these findings and established stigma theory, we examined how these conditions could be interpreted as influenced by stigma. Our findings demonstrate the influence of stigma on young people’s perceptions of a range of pre-clinical symptoms, and on how they seek support for these symptoms.

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adolescents,youth,young adults,at risk adolescents,youth,young adults,mental health and illness children,illness and disease community and public health social support confidentiality,privacy,disclosure health,health promotion health care,access to psychology,psychological issues stigma illness and disease prevention Western Europe,Britain research strategies,interviews research strategies,thematic analysis qualitative

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