Discontinuation of Therapeutic Intervention among Depressive Patients: A Phenomenological Study
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Therapeutic Intervention, Depressive Patients, Phenomenological Study, DHQ Teaching Hospital, GujranwalaAbstract
The main idea of present study was to find out reasons why clients with depression discontinue their therapy by using qualitative research design (Interpretative phenomenology analysis). Total five participants took part via purposive sampling technique from DHQ Teaching Hospital Gujranwala. Data were gathered via semi-structured interviews that were carried out face-to-face, the venue and time had been decided on primarily based totally on members’ availability, and every interview lasted among 45 to 50 minutes. By using IPA technique, data were sorted and transcribed and analyzed in to emerging themes (i.e. inability of rapport building, academic stress, lack of progress, dissatisfaction with psychologist, usage of medication increases by the client, anger issues increases as the sessions were conducted day by day, delaying sessions, psychologist had a confronting style, shortage of time, poor therapeutic alliance and unsatisfactory with the diagnosis given by the psychologist) and finally into superordinate three (main) themes, communication barriers , work therapy conflict and dissatisfaction with therapeutic treatment. So this study concluded that, firstly there is need to create awareness among people of Pakistan about therapeutic treatment for mental health issues and its related concerns (Nisar et al., 2019).
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