El valor de los apoyos para el bienestar subjetivo: Al vivir con esquizofrenia

This article is a result of a qualitative research that was conducted with participation of a group of people with schizophrenia and their families in Medellín (Colombia). The objective was to understand aspects that promote mental health in people with schizophrenia and their families, considering their subjective experiences. Eight in-depth interviews and two focus groups were conducted to collect information, which was analyzed under the approach of Strauss and Corbin’s Grounded Theory. The interpretive category that emerged during the analysis was “The value of supports, a subjective point in the experience of living with schizophrenia”, that reveals as different supports are valued by who are living with this disease and their families, and as these favor well being sense and their road to recovery.