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Association: Name: The Association For Women in Psychology URL: http://awpsych.org
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Laitinen, Irmeli., Ettorre, Elizabeth. and Sutton, Carole. "Empowering Depressed Women: Changes in 'Individual' and 'Social' Feelings in Guided Self-help Groups in Finland" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the The Association For Women in Psychology, Marriott at Eagle Crest Conference Resort, Ypsilanti/Ann Arbor, MI, Mar 30, 2006 <Not Available>. 2009-05-25 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p93431_index.html>

Laitinen, I. , Ettorre, E. M. and Sutton, C. , 2006-03-30 "Empowering Depressed Women: Changes in 'Individual' and 'Social' Feelings in Guided Self-help Groups in Finland" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the The Association For Women in Psychology, Marriott at Eagle Crest Conference Resort, Ypsilanti/Ann Arbor, MI <Not Available>. 2009-05-25 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p93431_index.html

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Abstract: This paper describes data gathered in guided self-help groups in Finland. We explore the group effect on depressed women's 'individual' and 'social' feelings over three time periods. Members became empowered to believe in their potential as social individuals through group participation. They altered their feelings about themselves and their environment.

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Empowering Depressed women: Changes in 'individual' and 'social' feelings in guided self-help groups