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    Renegotiating Identities: Experiences of Loss and Recovery for Women With Bipolar Disorder

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    Authors
    Fernandez, M.
    Breen, Lauren
    Simpson, T.
    Date
    2014
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Fernandez, M. and Breen, L. and Simpson, T. 2014. Renegotiating Identities: Experiences of Loss and Recovery for Women With Bipolar Disorder. Qualitative Health Research. 24 (7): pp. 890-900.
    Source Title
    Qualitative Health Research
    DOI
    10.1177/1049732314538550
    ISSN
    1049-7323
    School
    School of Psychology
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    NOTICE: This is the author’s version of a work in which changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication.

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    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/18528
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    Along with major changes in mood, people living with bipolar disorder (BD) often experience recurrent hospital admissions, feelings of failure and hopelessness, social stigma, underemployment, and a loss of independence. In this study we explored the experiences of loss, coping, and recovery in a community sample of women living with BD. Ten women each participated in a semistructured interview. We used the constant comparative method to analyze the data. We identified three themes from the data: identity bound by the diagnostic label, multidimensional effects of the bipolar disorder identity, and strategies for renegotiating identity. For these women, recovery involved an ongoing process of balancing their sick self with their healthy self. The findings contribute to conceptualizations of loss, coping mechanisms for dealing with loss, and the relevance of loss in recovery for people living at the margins with BD.

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