title: Living with a depressed person in Denmark: a qualitative study.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Strategies for coping with the burdens of living with a depressed person affect a family's psychosocial environment.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this qualitative study was to explore how relatives make personal sense of living with a depressed family member.
  
  
  METHODS
  Thirteen cohabitant relatives were interviewed either individually or in a focus group. The transcribed interviews were interpreted thematically.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Relatives went through a psychosocial transformation process driven by the twin challenges of their attitudes towards the depressed family member and of stigma.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  More could be done to resolve families' need for information and for emotional and practical support promoting recovery.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark. joute@health.sdu.dk
authors.forename: Jeppe Oute
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Hansen
authors.forename: Niels
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Buus
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological / Q000502:physiology*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003718:Denmark; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000523:psychology*; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D005192:Family Health; D005260:Female; D017144:Focus Groups / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013240:Stereotyping