Table 5 Qualitative findings across participants
From: Using theatre to address mental illness stigma: a knowledge translation study in bipolar disorder
Qualitative finding | Participant quotes |
|---|---|
Emotional impact of That’s Just Crazy Talk | It was downright entertaining and moving. 03-HP007 |
Authentic | Knowing that she’s an actress, but knowing that she actually lived it (…) had an impact. 03-HP009 |
Reliable | It just was kind of like reading your own journal but through someone else’s eyes. 02-HP006 (HP&CM) |
Courageous | The key factors for me would be that she was really fearless about telling her story. 02-CM006 |
That’s Just Crazy Talk as a unique learning opportunity | I thought it was very helpful just to hear the experience from a person’s perspective who actually was struggling with the disorder. 02-HP010 |
The complexity and heterogeneity of BD experiences | More specifically that, I’m seeing that there’s more levels of disorder than what I’ve experienced. 01-CM029 |
The possibility and opportunity for recovery (e.g. hope) | That’s powerful, because it gives you an image that people can get better, you know. This is where she was at, and this is how she is now. 02-HP027 |
A demystification of the experiences of BD | I think it just reminded me that they’re just like you and me. They’re just a person who has a story. 02-HP006 |