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- The study aimed to explore how individuals recovering from depression subjectively understand their own recovery experiences.
- Forty participants from South America, mainly women aged 22 to 63, were interviewed, and their responses were analyzed using Grounded Theory to identify key themes.
- The main finding revealed that recovery is seen as a transformational process involving self-acceptance, empowerment, and active engagement in managing one's mental health, rather than just the absence of depressive symptoms.
Article Abstract
Objective: : The aim of the study was to characterize the subjective experience of recovery from depression based on the perspective of those who suffer from it.
Method: : Forty participants from two South American countries, who had been or were currently being treated for depression, took part in semi-structured and in-depth interviews. Most participants were female (78%), with ages ranging from 22 to 63 years. Interviews were analyzed using Grounded Theory, creating a hierarchy of categories that represent participants' experience of recovery. The categories were subsequently organized around an emergent central phenomenon.
Results: : "Transformation of the experience of the depressed self" was constructed as the main phenomenon that accounts for the subjective understanding of recovery. This transformation consists in an increase in self-acceptance, self-appreciation, and auto-biographical contextualization, coupled with an increase in agency and empowerment.
Conclusion: : Recovery is experienced as a multidimensional process that goes beyond the absence of symptoms. Change is experienced as a result of active self-management and commitment. The relevance of person-centered perspectives and their subjectivity for managing depression is discussed.
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