Addressing sleep problems and fatigue within child and adolescent mental health services: A qualitative study.
Sleep
assessment
fatigue
qualitative methods
symptomatology
Journal
Clinical child psychology and psychiatry
ISSN: 1461-7021
Titre abrégé: Clin Child Psychol Psychiatry
Pays: England
ID NLM: 9604507
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jan 2020
Jan 2020
Historique:
pubmed:
9
4
2019
medline:
14
4
2020
entrez:
9
4
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Both fatigue and sleep difficulties are common symptoms of mental health presentations such as depression and anxiety. Despite this, little is known about how psychologists in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) assess and treat these common symptoms. Qualitative interviews with nine psychologists working in CAMHS analysed using thematic analysis. Fatigue and sleep problems do not tend to be the focus of assessment because they are seen to be part of other presentations and not accorded priority. Psychologists struggled to differentiate fatigue from sleep problems, with greater clarity about sleep problems, which appear to be more routinely assessed. A number of barriers to addressing fatigue and sleep problems were identified, including lack of motivation from young people to make behavioural changes to address fatigue and/or sleep difficulties. Psychologists wished for more training, access to information for young people and families and more service integration with paediatric physical health settings. Sleep problems and fatigue may not be thoroughly assessed and addressed in CAMHS and are often conflated, with the focus on enquiring about sleep, not fatigue. Further research is required to elucidate whether the themes identified are more pervasive. Potential interventions include training and information provision.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Both fatigue and sleep difficulties are common symptoms of mental health presentations such as depression and anxiety. Despite this, little is known about how psychologists in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) assess and treat these common symptoms.
METHOD
METHODS
Qualitative interviews with nine psychologists working in CAMHS analysed using thematic analysis.
RESULTS
RESULTS
Fatigue and sleep problems do not tend to be the focus of assessment because they are seen to be part of other presentations and not accorded priority. Psychologists struggled to differentiate fatigue from sleep problems, with greater clarity about sleep problems, which appear to be more routinely assessed. A number of barriers to addressing fatigue and sleep problems were identified, including lack of motivation from young people to make behavioural changes to address fatigue and/or sleep difficulties. Psychologists wished for more training, access to information for young people and families and more service integration with paediatric physical health settings.
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
Sleep problems and fatigue may not be thoroughly assessed and addressed in CAMHS and are often conflated, with the focus on enquiring about sleep, not fatigue. Further research is required to elucidate whether the themes identified are more pervasive. Potential interventions include training and information provision.
Identifiants
pubmed: 30957529
doi: 10.1177/1359104519838573
pmc: PMC7100015
mid: EMS86103
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
200-212Subventions
Organisme : Department of Health
ID : DRF-2016-09-021
Pays : United Kingdom
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