Abstract
This study was designed to clarify how the influence of a support group for women with depression aiming for reinstatement into the workplace may have enabled some of them to achieve reinstatement. Participants were five women with depression belonging to a support group. Data was collected through semi-structured interviews with participants and analyzed qualitatively and inductively.
Twelve categories were identified: [the environment surrounding depression]; [the knowledge provided in a support group]; [a support group as a place of catharsis]; [a support group facilitates supporting patients with depression]; [the presence of associates who sympathized with each other]; [the presence of associates who shared in the process of recovery and aggravation]; [encounters with staff and associates in a support group]; [acceptance of depression while feeling resistance]; [modification of recognition and behavior]; [modification of lifestyle]; [expectation of recovery]; and [reinstatement into the workplace while tackling conflict]. The results of this study suggest that reinstatement into the workplace support for women with depression is influenced greatly by the existence of comprehensive assistance provided by the environment of a support group, therapists, and companionship of others with depression who are seeking reinstatement back into the workplace and who have experienced a wide variety of clinical conditions.
