‘They really want to find some kind of box they can put you in’: how young people with severe mental health problems and complex needs talk about their past treatment in traditional child and adolescent mental health services - a critical discourse analysis (opens in new tab)

Challenges in child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS), including complex and fragmented services, are well documented, particularly to young people with severe mental health problems and complex needs. Research on young people’s experiences of CAMHS is scarce. Especially studies on young people who have dropped out of CAMHS and/or transitioned to alternative services are lacking. This article addresses the following research question: Which discourses can be identified when young ...