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[Fatherhood and Depression: Dealing with Depression in the Family from the Fathers' Perspective - A Qualitative
Christian Götzl1, Tobias Staiger2, Maja Stiawa1
1Universitätsklinikum Ulm, Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie II der Universität Ulm am Bezirkskrankenhaus Günzburg.
Objective:
Investigation of the experiences of depressed fathers in dealing with their depressive disorder in the family.
Methods:
17 semi-structured narrative interviews were conducted and analyzed following a Grounded Theory Approach.
Results:
Fathers describe individual coping strategies in dealing with their depressive disorder that aim at independently coping from their family (self-management, [non])disclosure of the disorder).
Conclusion:
Fathers should be supported in (the decision-making process of) disclosing their illness to the family and developing coping strategies that take family needs further into account.
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