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Changes in self-concept while using SSRI antidepressants.

Pia Knudsen¹, Ebba Holme Hansen, Janine Morgall Traulsen

¹Department of Social Pharmacy, Royal Danish School of Pharmacy.

Qualitative Health Research

|September 7, 2002

Summary

Younger women using antidepressants selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors (SSRIs) experience evolving self-perceptions. Their self-concept changes through distinct stages related to treatment, societal views, and daily functioning.

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Area of Science:

Psychiatry
Sociology
Women's Health

Background:

Selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are widely prescribed antidepressants.
Understanding patient self-perception during long-term SSRI use is crucial for effective treatment.

Purpose of the Study:

To explore how younger women perceive themselves while using SSRIs.
To identify developmental stages in self-concept related to antidepressant therapy.

Main Methods:

Qualitative study involving 12 in-depth interviews and 6 reinterviews.
Community-based sample of women using SSRIs for 1-4 years.

Main Results:

SSRI users progress through distinct stages of self-concept.

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Identified stages include: distress, treatment conflict, improvement, and discontinuation challenges.

Self-evaluation is influenced by perceived societal perspectives and daily life functioning.

Conclusions:

Long-term SSRI use impacts women's self-concept in identifiable stages.
Societal perceptions and functional capacity significantly shape self-evaluation in patients.
Further research should explore interventions supporting positive self-concept during antidepressant therapy.