Wang N, Kong JQ, Bai N, Zhang HY, Yin M. Psychological interventions for depression in children and adolescents: A bibliometric analysis. World J Psychiatry 2024; 14(3): 467-483 [PMID: 38617982 DOI: 10.5498/wjp.v14.i3.467]
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Min Yin, PhD, Lecturer, School of Nursing, Lanzhou University, No. 28 Yanxi Road, Chengguan District, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu Province, China.minyin@lzu.edu.cn
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Psychology
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Scientometrics
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World J Psychiatry. Mar 19, 2024; 14(3): 467-483 Published online Mar 19, 2024. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v14.i3.467
Psychological interventions for depression in children and adolescents: A bibliometric analysis
Nan Wang, Jia-Qi Kong, Nan Bai, Hui-Yue Zhang, Min Yin
Nan Wang, Jia-Qi Kong, Nan Bai, Hui-Yue Zhang, Min Yin, School of Nursing, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu Province, China
Author contributions: Wang N formulated research questions and designed the research; Kong JQ collected the data; Zhang HY and Bai N conducted the analyses; Wang N interpreted the data and wrote the first draft; Yin M revised the article critically and provided guidance in the research process; All the authors read and approved the final manuscript.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors have no financial disclosures or conflicts of interest to declare.
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Corresponding author: Min Yin, PhD, Lecturer, School of Nursing, Lanzhou University, No. 28 Yanxi Road, Chengguan District, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu Province, China.minyin@lzu.edu.cn
Received: September 14, 2023 Peer-review started: September 14, 2023 First decision: December 6, 2023 Revised: December 20, 2023 Accepted: February 2, 2024 Article in press: February 2, 2024 Published online: March 19, 2024
ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS
Research background
Child and adolescent depression is a public health problem that needs urgent attention today. Psychological intervention as a promising treatment for depression in children and adolescents. However, a significant number of child and adolescent patients do not receive professional psychological intervention due to the fact that it requires a high level of qualification for its implementation and is usually costly and time-consuming.
Research motivation
Currently, there is a rapid growth of relevant articles within the field. To understand the global performance and progress of papers related to psychological interventions for depression in children and adolescents (PIDCA), and to provide a guide for new researchers in this field.
Research objectives
To understand the distribution of global collaborative networks (countries, institutions, authors) and current research hotspots related to PIDCA in the forms of visual diagrams.
Research methods
We used bibliometric research method, the Charticulator website, CiteSpace, and VOSviewer software. Articles and reviews related to PIDCA from January 2010 to April 2023 were identified from the Web of Science Core Collection database.
Research results
We present a visual representation of the overall performance of relevant papers in the field in terms of countries, institutions, authors and journals, and the current research hotspots we identified were summarized and presented in 10 research perspectives.
Research conclusions
In our study, no new theories were used, but an attempt was made to review the papers in this field using a comprehensive method (the analysis of reference co-citation clusters, references with the strongest citation bursts, keywords with the largest occurrence times, and keywords with the strongest citation bursts) and multiple bibliometric tools (the Charticulator website, CiteSpace, and VOSviewer software).
Research perspectives
Through this study, we find that the psychological intervention characterized as psychological processes-focused, short, family-involved, modular, internet-based, emotion-regulation-based, and personalized may benefit more young people. The brief, efficacious, time-saving, and low-cost psychotherapy would be the promising psychotherapy.
