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Therapists and the Topic of Meaning in Life in Their Encounters With Adolescents With Developmental Trauma

A Qualitative Study

Bibliographic Data

ID15528239
AuthorsKjersti Olstad (0000-0002-0446-6524, Innlandet Hospital Trust, corresponding author), Lars Lien (0000-0002-0480-9208, Innlandet Hospital Trust), Marja Leonhardt (0000-0002-0528-3949, Innlandet Hospital Trust), Torgeir Sørensen (0000-0002-1154-8464, VID Specialized University), Lars Johan Danbolt (0000-0001-8839-2886, Innlandet Hospital Trust)
Year2022
Volume13
Pages835491-835491
Publication date2022-02-18
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueFrontiers in Psychiatry (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1664-0640 • E-ISSN: 1664-0640
PublisherFrontiers Media (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3389/fpsyt.2022.835491
PMID35250675
OpenAlexW4213342743
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited28

Therapists at a mental health outpatient clinic for children and adolescents found the topic of meaning important but challenging to involve in the treatment of adolescents with developmental trauma. There is a need for more research to enhance understanding of what it means to include meaning as a topic in child and adolescent psychiatry, and what may be the specific benefit and challenges involved

Competence (human resources · Existentialism · Meaning (existential · Meaning-making · Mental health · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Psychotherapist · Qualitative research · Child Abuse and Trauma · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Clinical Psychology · Health, psychology, and well-being · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology

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Unique citing works2
Citations per year2
Citation span2025 - 2026 (2)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 2
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