Study on chronic depression management

As someone who has gone through many rounds of depression and mostly partially-effective treatment, this study struck me as important and promising. It focuses on peer support that acknowledges the fact that the path is often not straight and strewn with setbacks and disappointments:

Peer specialists helped demonstrate recovery process

"... the intervention made it clear that recovery from chronic depression is an ongoing process. We didnt give people the false hope that their depression is likely just to disappear forever. Instead we gave them realistic hope—and stressed how important it is for them to plan for themselves how they can create a life worth living.

The peer specialists, who had experienced depression themselves, served as role models for this kind of self-care and planning. They didnt say, I know whats best for you. Instead, they said, You can think of whats best for you. I can tell you what worked for me. Ive been there. I continue to walk in your shoes.