THE SELF MANAGEMENT OF LONGER TERM DEPRESSION 1
Topic: Research Article Identification
Student’s name: Pamela Jackson
Professor’s name: Mirella Brooks
Course title: PSY 325
Institution: Ashford University
Date: 12/18/17
The Self-management of longer term depression: learning from the patient, a qualitative study by Eleni Chambers, Sarah Cook, Anna Thake, Alexis Foster, Sue Shaw, Rebecca Hutten, Glenys Parry and Tom Ricketts
This is a qualitative survey carried out by several authors with the intention of comprehending the manner in which individuals with longer haul depression deal with the sickness, the manner in which services can best back up self-administration and if the standards along with conceptions of the recuperation strategy would be beneficial. The study is making an effort to address the questions on how individuals encountered depression along with what assisted them to self administer (Chambers, Cook, Thake, Foster, Shaw, Hutten, Parry & Ricketts, 2015). This study on the self-management of longer term depression can be associated with biological psychology as a research area in psychology. This is due to the fact that the study entails looking in depth the lives of individuals with continuing depression and how they help themselves to live with it. This is to say that to some extent the study looks into physiological psychology along with health psychology. These two aspects are connected to biological psychology thus making it possible to associate the two.
Ethical issues are unavoidable in the course of carrying out a research, it is therefore advisable that psychologists look into the different ethical issues and considerations that might come up prior to, in the course of and after a research. This study addressed several ethical issues, they comprise of; informed consent; the study team enlightened participants about the survey and what they were aiming to address and giving them the chance to decide whether or not to take part in the study. The second principle was do not harm; this principle was dealt with by the survey team making use of abilities to reduce any probable discomfort or stress in the course of the interview procedure. This is to show that they had the participants’ wellbeing in mind. There was also respect for anonymity and privacy; this ethical issue is highly linked to the privileged of do not harm, esteem for dignity along with honesty. The researchers made this issue achievable by making certain that participants were not forced into giving out their personal details. On top of this, the study team gave room such that the interviews along with audio recording could be halted on the participant’s request. This is a clear indication that they did not want to go against or violate any person’s rights in the course of this survey (Chambers, Cook, Thake, Foster, Shaw, Hutten, Parry & Ricketts, 2015).
I discern that vulnerable groups of people are an ethical issue that applies but was not discussed. Individuals who are known to have been suffering from disconsolation for long periods of time are clearly are known to be vulnerable. This means that they are somehow to some extent not in a position to safeguard their personal privileges along with wellbeing. It also means that they are not capable of giving an informed consent as they can be easily manipulated. The research team ought to have addressed this ethical issue due to the fact that it was dealing with and studying a vulnerable set of individuals.
Another ethical issue that I discern should have been mentioned in the study is; the abilities of the researcher. The surveyors ought to have introduced themselves before the participants and stated their different skills as researchers. This would have acted as a way of assuring the participants that they were dealing with professional researchers and that they were safe in their hands.
Reference
Chambers, E., Cook, S., Thake, A., Foster, A., Shaw, S., Hutten, R., Parry, G., & Ricketts, T. (2015). The self-management of longer-term depression: Learning from the patient, A qualitative study. BMC Psychiatry, 15, 172. doi:10.1186/s12888-015-0550-6
