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dc.contributor.authorVeseth, Marius
dc.contributor.authorBinder, Per-Einar
dc.contributor.authorBorg, Marit
dc.contributor.authorDavidson, Larry
dc.date.accessioned2014-11-19T13:26:33Z
dc.date.available2014-11-19T13:26:33Z
dc.date.issued2013eng
dc.identifier.issn1903-7031
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1956/8766
dc.description.abstractResearch indicates that it may take up to 10 years between onset of symptoms of bipolar disorder and receiving correct diagnosis and treatment. What is this period like? How do individuals experience the process of discovering that they have a bipolar disorder? In this study we utilized a hermeneutical-phenomenological approach developed within a reflexivecollaborative framework to explore these questions. In-depth interviews with 13 participants who reported both bipolar I and bipolar II diagnoses were conducted. We analyzed our data in collaboration with a group of 12 coresearchers who have experiences of mood disorders, and through reflexive dialogue with this group we validated and expanded our results. We describe three phases through which participants manoeuvred from (a) “uncertainty and confusion” through (b) “grasping the novel and unusual experiential states” to (c) “giving meaning to the lived experiences of intense ups and downs.” These results are discussed in relation to theory, research and practice.en_US
dc.language.isoengeng
dc.publisherCentre of Qualitative Research, Aalborg Universityeng
dc.relation.ispartof<a href="http://hdl.handle.net/1956/8767" target="blank">Recovery in bipolar disorder. A reflexive-collaborative exploration of the lived experiences of healing and growth when battling a severe mental illness</a>eng
dc.subjectbipolar disorderseng
dc.subjectRecoveryeng
dc.subjectHermeneuticseng
dc.subjectPhenomenologyeng
dc.subjectReflexivityeng
dc.subjectCollaborationeng
dc.subjectservice user involvementeng
dc.titleHow I found out I had a bipolar disorder: A reflexive-collaborative exploration of the process of identifying that one is struggling with a severe mental health problemeng
dc.typePeer reviewed
dc.typeJournal article
dc.description.versionpublishedVersion
dc.rights.holderCopyright the authors
dc.identifier.cristin1029600
dc.source.journalQualitative Studies
dc.source.404
dc.source.141
dc.source.pagenumber21-38


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