| Summary: | In the current study the efficacy of the Tomatis Method (TM), was investigated
with depressed young adults. The TM, a non-mainstream approach applicable
to, amongst other psychological problems, depression, is based on sensorineural
integration training and psychotherapy.
The study was motivated by the paucity of research on Tomatis's (1974)
assertion that the TM is effective with cases of "nervous depression".
Depressed students, meeting DSM IV criteria for non-bipolar depression and
manifesting at least moderate levels of depression on the BDI, were assigned to
an experimental (n=9) and non-intervention control group (n=9) on availability
grounds. Following pre-assessment the experimental group attended a Tomatis
programme of 73 sessions and individual psychotherapy. The results confirmed
the efficacy of the programme, in terms of practically significant reductions of
depression, neuroticism and negative affect, and enhanced psychological wellbeing.
No change occurred in the control group. While the results endorsed
Tomatis's findings, methodological limitations necessitate further research,
controlled for medication, psychotherapy and social support, to clarify remaining
obscurities. === Thesis (M.A.)--Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education, 2001.
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