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Issues Encountered in a Qualitative Secondary Analysis of Help-Seeking in the Prodrome to Psychosis

Authors: Brenda M. Gladstone, PhD (c), Tiziana Volpe, MSc, PhD (c), Katherine M. Boydell, MHSc, PhD

Published in: The Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research | Issue 4/2007

Abstract

Primary data are rarely used explicitly as a source of data outside of the original research purpose for which they were collected. As a result, qualitative secondary analysis (QSA) has been described as an “invisible enterprise” for which there is a “notable silence” amongst the qualitative research community. In this paper, we report on the methodological implications of conducting a secondary analysis of qualitative data focusing on parents’ narratives of help-seeking activities in the prodrome to psychosis. We review the literature on QSA, highlighting the main characteristics of the approach, and discuss issues and challenges encountered in conducting a secondary analysis. We conclude with some thoughts on the implications for conducting a QSA in children’s mental health services and research.

Further details regarding the substantive findings related to the QSA are available from the authors upon request.

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Title: Issues Encountered in a Qualitative Secondary Analysis of Help-Seeking in the Prodrome to Psychosis
Authors: Brenda M. Gladstone, PhD (c)
Tiziana Volpe, MSc, PhD (c)
Katherine M. Boydell, MHSc, PhD
Publication date: 01-10-2007
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: The Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research / Issue 4/2007
Print ISSN: 1094-3412
Electronic ISSN: 2168-6793
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11414-007-9079-x

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