Mood Disorder: A Grounded Theory Study

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In the article Adolescents Coping with Mood Disorder: A Grounded Theory Study performed by Meadus R. J. in 2007, the grounded theory of mythology is explained. The grounded theory was used on adolescents and children to investigate and analyze how the adolescents and children cope with their mood disorders. Depressive disorder, dysthymic disorder and bipolar disorder rated amongst the highest and most frequent diagnosed mood disorders in the subjects examined. (De Santis & Eekegren 2003). The importance in this article shows that mood disorders cause many negative effects on these children and adolescents. Mood disorders is negatively associated with episodes of depression, impaired relationships, dependency on nicotine, alcohol abuse along …show more content…

The study was a qualitative study. Children ages 15-18, one male and eight female participants were included in the study. Seven of the participants reported to have a diagnosis of major depressive disorder and two had bipolar disorder (Meadus, et, all. (2007)). There was consent by the parents of the participants and the decision to participate by the children. At the time of the interviews they were all taking one or more antidepressants prescribed by their psychiatrist. Seven of the participants had a history of psychiatric disorder (Meadus, et, all. (2007)). Unstructured interviews and reviews of the participant’s health records constructed the data for the study. The interview began with open ended statements by the researcher. As the research evolved, participants were asked different questions. The interviews were analyzed by comparison, and then similarities and differences were looked at (Meadus, et, all. …show more content…

These phases are not linear and the patients can go back and forth between them while coping with their mood disorder (Meadus, et, all. (2007)). The four phases include feeling different, cutting off connections, facing the challenge/reconnecting, and learning from the experience. The first phase includes feeling different compared to other adolescents. The feeling comes from the experience of symptoms that led to disruption with daily life events and relationships. Entering adolescents comes with changes, participants mentioned major mood change as one of the first signs of feeling different (Meadus, et, all. (2007)). The second phase, cutting off connections is caused when the participants tried to deal with the symptoms of their illness (Meadus, et, all. (2007)). Sometimes the distancing that the participant create helps with comfort and consequently they preferred being alone. Most of the time the participants could not clearly explain why they felt the need to distance themselves (Meadus, et, all. (2007)). Phase three is when the participant faces the challenge and start to reconnect. The participant becomes aware with their disorder and chooses to talk to others about it. This will lead to getting help and obtaining an accurate diagnosis and begin treatment (Meadus, et, all. (2007)). The connection that the adolescents make with their health care providers and those who help during

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