This chapter presents the discovery-oriented biographical analysis (DOBA), an innovative approach developed to investigate subjective experiences in psychotherapy and clinical psychology. DOBA analyzes interviews and cases, permitting a profound understanding of individual narratives and their interconnection. Each case is examined on its merit, while an inter-case analysis is carried out to identify patterns and shared trajectories among the participants. Recognizing that one of the main challenges facing qualitative research is the creative presentation of results, DOBA offers a way to organize and articulate the findings in a narrative structure that reflects the complexity of lived experiences. Temporality and non-linear processes are fundamental, as narratives do not always follow a chronological order, which requires a flexible and creative approach in their representation. In addition, we present how the applications of DOBA have proven to be particularly useful in the study of populations with psychological difficulties and situations of discrimination. In these cases, personal narratives reflect both unique experiences and are nested in broader social determinants and structures.

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Discovery-Oriented Biographical Analysis (DOBA) as a Qualitative Method for the Study of Mental Health Experience as a Complex Process

  • Alemka Tomicic,
  • Javiera Duarte Soto,
  • Martina Fischersworring

摘要

This chapter presents the discovery-oriented biographical analysis (DOBA), an innovative approach developed to investigate subjective experiences in psychotherapy and clinical psychology. DOBA analyzes interviews and cases, permitting a profound understanding of individual narratives and their interconnection. Each case is examined on its merit, while an inter-case analysis is carried out to identify patterns and shared trajectories among the participants. Recognizing that one of the main challenges facing qualitative research is the creative presentation of results, DOBA offers a way to organize and articulate the findings in a narrative structure that reflects the complexity of lived experiences. Temporality and non-linear processes are fundamental, as narratives do not always follow a chronological order, which requires a flexible and creative approach in their representation. In addition, we present how the applications of DOBA have proven to be particularly useful in the study of populations with psychological difficulties and situations of discrimination. In these cases, personal narratives reflect both unique experiences and are nested in broader social determinants and structures.