ABSTRACT
This chapter provides a better understanding of the subjective healing experience of major depressive young adults and looks at the essence of young adults' depression from their own perspective. In particular, healing experience among depressive young adults from their own perspectives receives minimal attention. Ten Malaysian young adults, who have recovered from Major Depressive Disorder, will be recruited through purposive sampling. Inevitably, the healing experience among young adults, emerging adults, or youths with depression encircle multiple facets dealing with their remarkable inconsistencies, discontinuities, and confusion, indicating a significant point of considerable change and the significance of this period of life. The personal healing experience among depressed young adults can provide rich and detailed description for creating awareness and providing assistance for mental healthcare professionals such as general practitioners, psychiatrists, clinical psychologists and counselors. This piece of information is exceptionally beneficial to counselors or psychotherapists to set an effective direction in counseling sessions dealing with young adults in depression.
