Despite the gradual spreading of use of QDA software in quantitative surveys, there have been few reports that indicate conformance with methodology. Therefore this study used Atlas.ti from the methodological standpoint of M-GTA, and analyzed recovery process of persons with schizophrenia on the basis of participant observation data. The outcome of this has shown, as a factor to direct the recovery of persons with schizophrenia, the importance of mingling with “healthy people” who do not have a peer’s perspective.