@article{ref1,
title="Depression in Inner City African American Youth: A Phenomenological Study",
journal="Journal of child and family studies",
year="2013",
author="Ofonedu, M.E. and Percy, W.H. and Harris-Britt, A. and Belcher, H.M.E.",
volume="22",
number="1",
pages="96-106",
abstract="Depression can at times be under-identified, and misdiagnosed, especially in youth from under-represented ethnic and racial groups who live in urban environments. This study employed a qualitative phenomenological methodology to examine the subjective experience of depression among clinically diagnosed inner city African American adolescents, aged 13-17 years. Five super-ordinate themes emerged from the study analysis including, (a) the depth of depression, (b) life events and experiences as &quot;root base&quot;, (c) the emotional sense of self, (d) the survival self, and (e) the healing self. <br><br>FINDINGS also demonstrated the essence of the lived experience of being depressed as including both externalizing and internalizing strategies for coping. The adolescents described depression as a part of life and did not describe suicide as a solution, suggesting the need to consider that these constructs may lead to a more informed understanding and identification of depression among African American youths. <br><br>METHODological limitations and recommendations for future research are addressed. © 2012 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1062-1024",
doi="10.1007/s10826-012-9583-3",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10826-012-9583-3"
}