Tipo de estudo que busca interpretar o significado simbólico dos fenômenos para o indivíduo, a subjetividade das diferentes experiências no processo terapêutico e na relação terapeuta-paciente, trazendo respostas para questões como o por quê os pacientes não aderem a um programa terapêutico ou suas preferências e sentimentos quanto a diferentes opções de tratamento. Apresentamos abaixo alguns destes estudos.
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