To Be Visible Yet Remain Unseen: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of Embodied Drug Use and Recovery of Filipinas

• Main Author: Yusay, Camille Therese C.
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2024
• Subjects: community rehabilitation; drug initiation; drug recovery; embodied phenomenon; Filipina; gendered experiences; interpretative phenomenology; Community Psychology; Psychology; Social and Behavioral Sciences
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/psychology-faculty-pubs/458; https://doi.org/10.1002/jcop.23140
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

The experience of drug use is a gendered and culturally embodied phenomenon. This qualitative study aims to unpack the lived experiences of 16 urban, poor, Filipina mothers who used drugs. In-depth interviews were conducted. Data was analyzed using interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA). The...