Psychotherapy from the perspective of Chilean patients with schizophrenia / Psicoterapia desde la perspectiva de pacientes chilenos con esquizofrenia

Abstract

While the contribution of patients’ perspectives regarding their psychotherapeutic experiences has been widely recognized, some have received less attention from research, as is the case of people with schizophrenia. This paper focuses on the subjective experience of psychotherapy in order to go more in-depth into aspects related to the therapeutic success. A study of multiple cases was carried out which included four patients who participated in semi-structured interviews. Data analysis was performed based on the Grounded Theory. Results show that the process of psychotherapeutic change in people with schizophrenia can be understood as a progressive reintegration of the self into the biographical continuity and they contribute to understanding the meaning that psychotherapy can have for people suffering from schizophrenia.