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. 2020 Nov 24;11:599039. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2020.599039

Table 1.

Interview guide.

Topic Question
Biographical interview section
Living with depression As you know, we are especially interested in men's experiences with depression. We would like to know how it impacts your life, what are your coping strategies and what kind of services are helpful for you.
We are not only interested in the acute phase of your depression, we would also like to ask about your whole life, i.e., how the depression developed. Could you describe step by step from past to present what your experiences were?
Experiencing first symptoms of depression until… …You told me, that you went to a GP/into a clinic (or similar). Could you tell me what led to that visit and what happened next?
Receiving the diagnosis depression until… …You told me, that you went into a clinic (or similar). Did you receive a diagnosis? Could you elaborate on how the visit/stay went?
Mental service use until… …you told me, that you received treatment for depression. Could you tell me about your treatment in depth? What kind of experiences did you have in the clinic (or similar)?
Semistructured interview section
Evaluation of mental health services How do you review and rate the mental health services, retrospectively?
Illness theory What caused your depression in your opinion?
Life change How has illness changed your life (your person, others, professionally, and privately)?
Coping with depression What helps you to cope with your illness?
What makes it difficult?
Masculinity and depression Could you explain whether and if yes how masculine norms influenced your help-seeking decisions and service use experiences?
Undiscussed themes Is there anything, that was not discussed during this interview but is important to you?