Personal recovery and depression, taking existential and social aspects into account: A struggle with institutional structures, loneliness and identity.

Existential and social aspects are vital in regard to understanding people living with depression. However, personal recovery can be diminished by controlling structures and lack of a caring guidance, creating feelings of stigmatization missing out on autonomy, causing inner doubts. A recommendation is that we challenge institutional structures and accelerate education developing the healthcare professionals' empathic competences and ability to make wise judgments, empowering the users' autonomy.