Early detection and psychoeducation of major depression in adolescence

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25460757
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Epidemiology and preventive medicine
• Research Institution: Kochi University
• Principal Investigator: Shimodea Shinji 高知大学, 教育研究部医療学系臨床医学部門, 准教授 (20315005)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): AKAMATSU Masanori 高知大学, 教育研究部医療学系臨床医学部門, 助教 (10527592) ; WATANABE Norio 国立研究開発法人国立精神, 神経医療研究センター, その他部局等 (20464563) ; SUGA Yosuke 高知大学, 医学部附属病院, 特任助教 (20527593) ; FUJITA Hirokazu 高知大学, 教育研究部医療学系医学教育部門, 准教授 (70380326) ; ICHIKI Masahiko 東京医科大学, 医学部, 准教授 (80348515)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: うつ病 / 統合失調症 / 思春期 / メンタルヘルス / 心理教育

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We investigated the relationships between help-seeking behavioral intentions and recognition of mental illness without correct identifcation of the illness name, as well as correct labelling of major depression and schizophrenia using a vignette about a person with major depression and schizophrenia in a cross-sectional survey of 9,484 Japanese high-school students aged 15-18 years.The ability to know mental illness without identifying the disease may increase help-seeking from friends. To promote help-seeking behavior among adolescents, improving their ability to recognize mental illness generally is recommended.

Free Research Field

精神医学　児童思春期　社会精神医学