The relationship between Solution Focused Therapy, Basic Needs Deprivation and Depressive Symptoms: case study

This paper was a case study examining whether there was a relationship between depression and basic needs deprivation. The aim of the study was also to determine the effectiveness and what kind of changes were achieved after a short-term, solution-focused short-term therapy (SFBT) intervention. The prerequisite for participation in the study was meeting the diagnostic criteria for depression. Depression was assessed using both a clinical interview and the PHQ-9 questionnaire. Subjects selected for the study had to meet the PHQ-9 depression scale above the severe threshold, which meant at least 15 points. The depression questionnaire was used during pre- and post-intervention. To study basic needs, the study used the Basic Needs Scale, which was approved by the William Glasser Choice Theory Institute Committee. The basic needs theory used for the purposes of the study belonged to William Glasser's Choice Theory and Reality Therapy model. These basic needs were: survival, love and belonging, power and control, freedom, and fun. Subjects were asked to rate on a 10-point scale how satisfie their needs were before and after therapy, i.e., during pre- and post intervention. An important part of the case study was how the condition of the subjects changed, which also included symptoms and the rate of satisfaction of needs. During the study, therapeutic work with the subjects was carried out only during 5 sessions, one meeting per week. Based on a detailed case study and the research tools used, it was possible to determine what results could be achieved in people with depression as a result of a small, short-term therapeutic intervention and how effective the SFBT method of short-term therapy was in terms of combating depression in the shortest possible time. Efficiency was determined based on a detailed analysis of the instruments and case progress described above. The study used both online and face-to-face sessions. In terms of therapeutic intervention, the standard short-term therapy model - the Solution Focused Art Gallery Model (Iveson, 1999) and the Short-Term Therapy Plus Model (Hjerth, 2005) were used.