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dc.contributor.authorLin, YuChi
dc.contributor.authorPayne, Helen
dc.date.accessioned2021-02-27T00:08:28Z
dc.date.available2021-02-27T00:08:28Z
dc.date.issued2021-04-30
dc.identifier.citationLin , Y & Payne , H 2021 , ' Effectiveness of the BodyMind Approach® for women with depression and medically unexplained symptoms in Taiwan ' , Arts in Psychotherapy , vol. 73 , 101764 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aip.2021.101764
dc.identifier.issn1873-5878
dc.identifier.otherORCID: /0000-0003-2028-1121/work/136649553
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2299/23962
dc.description© 2021 Elsevier Ltd. This is the accepted manuscript version of an article which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aip.2021.101764
dc.description.abstractThis article aims to examine the hypothesis that The BodyMind Approach® (TBMA) can effectively decrease depression and the distress experienced from medically unexplained symptoms (MUS) for women in Taiwan. A quasi-experimental design was adopted to examine this hypothesis along with the use of questionnaires and a repertory grid technique (RGT). The former was used to objectively examine changes in depression and MUS distress levels, while the RGT was used to examine any changes in subjects’ psychological construct system in terms of their intra- and interrelationships in their personal context. A case study at the end presents the effectiveness of TBMA. The results showed that TBMA was more effective for reducing the distress of MUS than for reducing depression. However, its effectiveness for managing the rigid perception of social roles also cannot be strongly asserted. Nevertheless, the client in the case study showed significant improvement in lower levels of depression and MUS distress, and in psychological construct integration after treatment. This research is expected to contribute to indigenous psychology by providing an example of the adoption of a Western-developed research method (RGT) and intervention (TBMA) while retaining cultural sensitivity. TBMA is introduced as an alternative treatment for managing depression and MUS distress in Taiwan.en
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dc.format.extent455486
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofArts in Psychotherapy
dc.subjectThe BodyMind Approach®; medically unexplained symptoms; women; depression; Taiwan; culture; effectiveness
dc.subjectmedically unexplained symptoms; women; depression; Taiwan; culture; effectiveness
dc.subjectwomen;
dc.subjectdepression
dc.subjectTaiwan culture;
dc.subjecteffectiveness
dc.subjectWomen
dc.subjectEffectiveness
dc.subjectMedically unexplained symptoms
dc.subjectDepression
dc.subjectThe BodyMind Approach®
dc.subjectTaiwan
dc.subjectCulture
dc.subjectGeneral Psychology
dc.subjectPsychiatry and Mental health
dc.subjectClinical Psychology
dc.subjectHealth Professions (miscellaneous)
dc.titleEffectiveness of the BodyMind Approach® for women with depression and medically unexplained symptoms in Taiwanen
dc.contributor.institutionSchool of Social Sciences, Humanities and Education
dc.contributor.institutionPsychology and NeuroDiversity Applied Research Unit
dc.contributor.institutionEducation
dc.contributor.institutionCentre for Research in Professional and Work-Related Learning
dc.contributor.institutionSchool of Education
dc.description.statusPeer reviewed
dc.date.embargoedUntil2022-08-03
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rioxxterms.versionofrecord10.1016/j.aip.2021.101764
rioxxterms.typeJournal Article/Review
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