The use of antidepressants and counselling for depression : the lived experience of post-secondary students and counsellors

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dc.contributor.authorMcKay, Bill
dc.contributor.supervisorHagen, Brad F.
dc.date.accessioned2013-02-01T04:04:04Z
dc.date.available2013-02-01T04:04:04Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.degree.levelMasters
dc.descriptionix, 129 leaves ; 29 cmen_US
dc.description.abstractThis study explored the perceptions of post-secondary students and counsellors towards the use of antidepressants and counselling to manage depression. Student depression is increasing and antidepressants appear to be the most frequently used treatment by students. The literature reveals that most depressed students are not accessing campus mental health centres, and counsellors are noting increased severity of illness for those that do seek help. Therefore, in an attempt to gain increased understanding of students who use antidepressants as well as counselling, the student and counsellor perspective is essential. In this study, 10 students and 6 counsellors were interviewed by the researcher. Interviews were digitally recorded and transcribed verbatim. Thematic analysis guided by van Manen’s (1990) hermeneutic phenomenology was used. Overall, the themes identified aim to represent the lived experience of the students who are living with depression and to better assist counsellors in understanding and developing interventions suited to student need.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/3239
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherLethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Health Sciences, c2012en_US
dc.publisher.facultyHealth Sciencesen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesThesis (University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Health Sciences)en_US
dc.subjectCollege students --Mental healthen_US
dc.subjectCollege students -- Mental health servicesen_US
dc.subjectCollege students -- Psychologyen_US
dc.subjectCounseling in higher educationen_US
dc.subjectAntidepressantsen_US
dc.subjectDepression, Mental -- Treatmenten_US
dc.subjectDissertations, Academic
dc.titleThe use of antidepressants and counselling for depression : the lived experience of post-secondary students and counsellorsen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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