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Table 1 Factors promoting improvement: themes and main categories

From: How do adolescents with depression experience improvement in psychodynamic psychotherapy? A qualitative study

Themes

Main categories

Exploring oneself

Autonomy and acknowledgment

Openness

Insight and acceptance of oneself

Therapist relation and characteristics

Confidence, trust and support

Trustworthy and experienced

Focusing on everyday life

Learning

Practical orientation

Time factors

Duration and frequency