Children and youth's perceptions of mental health-a scoping review of qualitative studies.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Recent research indicates that understanding how children and youth perceive mental health, how it is manifests, and where the line between mental health issues and everyday challenges should be drawn, is complex and varied. Consequently, it is important to investigate how children and youth perceive and communicate about mental health. With this in mind, our goal is to synthesize the literature on how children and youth (ages 10-25) perceive and conceptualize mental health.

Methods

We conducted a preliminary search to identify the keywords, employing a search strategy across electronic databases including Medline, Scopus, CINAHL, PsychInfo, Sociological abstracts and Google Scholar. The search encompassed the period from September 20, 2021, to September 30, 2021.

SUBMITTER: Beckman L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10503183 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature