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A Story Around the Role of Relationships in the World of a “Depressed” Woman and the Healing Process

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The purpose of this paper is to tell the story around the roles of relationships in the world of a depressed woman. The epistemological framework of this study is constructivism, which includes the ideas of social constructionism and co-constructivism. A number of themes were identified. A description of the emerging processes from the researcher's perspective as to what she believed was helpful or unhelpful to the participant, was discussed. What the participant regarded as helpful was also referred to. Those working with depressed women in a Western context could find this information useful.

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Rapmund, V.J. A Story Around the Role of Relationships in the World of a “Depressed” Woman and the Healing Process. Contemporary Family Therapy 21, 239–266 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1021603711075

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