The Survival Experiences of People with Depression in Taiwan
| Autor: | Jin-Yong Wang |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Service (business)
medicine.medical_specialty Sociology and Political Science Qualitative interviews Service provider Mental health 030227 psychiatry Silence 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine medicine East Asia 030212 general & internal medicine Psychology Psychiatry Social Sciences (miscellaneous) Depression (differential diagnoses) Qualitative research |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Social Service Research. 44:332-342 |
| ISSN: | 1540-7314 0148-8376 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/01488376.2018.1472172 |
| Popis: | Depression is one of the most common mental health problems, yet it is a challenge for service practitioners to establish a relationship with those that suffer in silence. Relatively few qualitative studies have been conducted in East Asia to understand the illness experience of people with depression and their interaction with service practitioners. This study delineates the struggling and surviving experiences of 4 qualitative interviews with people with depression in Taiwan and their comments on service provision. It is found that all participants lived with depression by developing their own coping strategies. Moreover, the participants preferred a friend-like relationship with service provider and some service practitioners' attributes can enhance the interaction and relationship with depression sufferers. Future research is needed to investigate depression sufferers' preferences on professional relationship in different societies and search for effective ways to work with seemingly “apatheti... |
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