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Living with stigma: depressed elderly persons' experiences of physical health problems and depression.
| Main theme | Living with stigma | ||
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| Themes | Longing to be taken seriously | Being uncertain aboutwhether the pain is physical or mental | A sense of living in a war zone |
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| Subthemes | Feeling like a stranger | Afraid of being helpless and dependent on others | |
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| Feeling dizzy | |||
