Objective:To deeply understand parents' cognition and psychological experience towards depressive disorder in adolescents with non-suicidal self-injury behavior.Methods:This study was a qualitative study. Using the purposive sampling method, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 12 parents of adolescents with depressive disorder and non-suicidal self-injury admitted to Huaian Mental Health Center from June to October 2022. Colaizzi 7-step analysis method was used to analyze the interview data.Results:Parents' cognition and psychological experience of adolescent depressive disorder with non-suicidal self-injury behavior was extracted into 3 themes, namely, insufficient cognition of the disease, experience of various negative emotions and desire for multiple support and help.Conclusions:Parents generally lack understanding and have cognitive misconceptions about the related knowledge of adolescent depressive disorder with non-suicidal self-injury behavior and have severe negative emotions. It is suggested that the medical staff should pay attention to the cognition and psychological experience of the parents, and construct and improve the management system of adolescents with depression disorder accompanied by non-suicidal self-injury behavior, so as to reduce the risk of self-injury and suicide of the children.

Objective:To explore the interaction needs between depressed adolescents with non-suicidal self-injury behavior and their parents.Methods:From June to November 2023, purposive sampling was used to select depression adolescents with non-suicidal self-injury behavior and their parents admitted to Huai'an Third People's Hospital as respondents. The semi-structured interview was used to collect data. The paired interview and Colaizzi 7-step analysis methods were used to analyze and summarize interview data.Results:Fifteen pairs of adolescents and their parents were interviewed. The needs of depressed adolescents with non-suicidal self-injury behavior for parental attention were summarized as controlling emotions, empathetic perception, reducing stress, mental dependence, autonomous decision-making, and mutual respect. The needs of parents for depressed adolescents with non-suicidal self-injury behavior were summarized as overcoming depression, restoring education, emotional response, actively seeking help, deep communication, and easing relationships.Conclusions:There are various interactive needs between depressed adolescents with non-suicidal self-injury behavior and their parents, which are closely related but contradictory in coping with the illness. It is recommended that medical and nursing staff conduct research on patients and their parents as a whole and provide personalized and targeted two-way guidance and emotional support through in-depth understanding and careful consideration of the multi-level interaction needs of both parties.