The Impact of Three Gross Irn Bru on an Out-Patient Clinic for Depressed Men

Autor:	Denise A. Coia, Jacqueline M. Atkinson
Rok vydání:	1992
Předmět:	Psychiatry and Mental health medicine.medical_specialty business.industry Physical therapy Medicine Small sample business Multidisciplinary team Affect (psychology) Out patient clinic Depression (differential diagnoses) Clinical psychology
Zdroj:	Behavioural Psychotherapy. 20:73-78
ISSN:	2051-199X 0141-3473
Popis:	Using an ABA design, the impact of the unexpected delivery of Irn Bru to an out-patient clinic for depressed men was investigated using the Montgomery-Åsberg scale for depression. A significant improvement in both behaviour and affect was seen immediately, some benefit still showing at one month follow-up. The effect of the procedure on the multidisciplinary team is also discussed. Some methodological issues, including small sample size are explored. Despite the methodological problems the serious element of the study points to the important impact of unexpected, non-therapeutic elements on clinical behaviour, possibly as a result of the challenge to the therapist-patient relationship.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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