Toward Caring for Oneself in a Life of Intense Ups and Downs

A Reflexive-Collaborative Exploration of Recovery in Bipolar Disorder

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ID4674863
AutoresMarius Veseth (0000-0002-5881-5451, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway), Per-Einar Binder, Per‐Einar Binder (0000-0003-0867-0386, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway), Marit Borg (0000-0002-1300-8007, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway), L Davidson (0000-0003-1183-8047, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA)
Ano2012
Volume22
Fascículo1
Páginas119-133
Data de publicação2012-01-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoQualitative Health Research (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1049-7323 • E-ISSN: 1552-7557
EditoraSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1049732311411487
PMID21653886
OpenAlexW2170451480
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas17
Referências citadas38

In this article, we discuss processes of recovery in bipolar disorder. We utilized a hermeneutical-phenomenological approach developed within a reflexive-collaborative framework to examine what individuals do to promote improvement and positive change in their own lives. The study was designed and carried out in collaboration with an expert-by-experience group of 12 coresearchers with firsthand experiences of mental distress and recovery. In-depth interviews were conducted with 13 participants who acknowledged having lived and dealt with a bipolar disorder. Four core themes were drawn from our analysis: (a) handling ambivalence about letting go of manic states; (b) finding something to hang on to when the world is spinning around; (c) becoming aware of signals from self and others; and (d) finding ways of caring for oneself. Interrelationships between the four themes, along with limitations, strengths, and implications of the study are discussed

Ambivalence · Distress · Interpretative phenomenological analysis · Lived experience · Psychotherapist · Qualitative research · Reflexivity · Social science · Sociology · Bipolar Disorder and Treatment · Family Caregiving in Mental Illness · Psychology · Schizophrenia research and treatment · Social Psychology