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The crossroad between individual experience of depression and the diagnostic systems.

Ahmeti, Besnik LU (2022) SOAM21 20221
School of Social Work
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The aim of this thesis was to study individual experiences of depression and the meetings
between individual experiences and the diagnostic criteria of depression. The purpose of this
study was to analyse depression from a social constructionist perspective to determine how
individuals construct the illness known as depression. The study was conducted by using 5
autobiographies. The autobiographies were analyzed using a qualitative method, a content
analysis. The coding of the empirical material, supported by previous research, led to the
creation of themes and sub-themes. The results of the study were reported using the created
themes and sub-themes. This study revealed that the experience of depression could not be
reduced to a... (More)
The aim of this thesis was to study individual experiences of depression and the meetings
between individual experiences and the diagnostic criteria of depression. The purpose of this
study was to analyse depression from a social constructionist perspective to determine how
individuals construct the illness known as depression. The study was conducted by using 5
autobiographies. The autobiographies were analyzed using a qualitative method, a content
analysis. The coding of the empirical material, supported by previous research, led to the
creation of themes and sub-themes. The results of the study were reported using the created
themes and sub-themes. This study revealed that the experience of depression could not be
reduced to a few diagnostic criteria. The study shows that what can be determined to be a
depressive thought or emotion is dependant on the social context. The study further showed
that diagnostic systems provide meaningful validation for people’s experiences, but what
inevitably happens in the meeting is that misunderstandings occur and people’s stories about
depression are reduced and altered by the diagnostic criteria that they encounter in
professional settings. (Less)
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author
Ahmeti, Besnik LU
supervisor
organization
alternative title
A social-constructionist analysis of the experiences of depression and meetings with the diagnostic systems in autobiographies.
course
SOAM21 20221
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
Depression, Social- Constructionism, Individual experience, Diagnostic criteria
language
Swedish
id
9098377
date added to LUP
2022-08-31 08:48:01
date last changed
2023-03-16 13:47:18
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