A clinical trial to establish the effectiveness of homoeopathic treatment in conjunction with rational behaviour therapy in the treatment of dysthymic and adjustment disorder

Abstract

This was a double blind clinical trial, which included both quantitative and qualitative methods of analyses. A placebo group was compared with a treatment group, in order to establish whether or not homoeopathic treatment of dysthymic and adjustment disorder, in conjunction with rational behaviour therapy, altered patient score ratings in terms of the beck depression and yupi inventories. In depth interviews where conducted with each of the participants and content analysis was performed on each individual file.