Unlike most of the posts I make on this blog I’m not sending this one out via email because it is likely to be very dense to people without a background in philosophy, economics and/or the psychology of subjective well being. I’m putting it up here to get feedback- so please go ahead!
If Neuroticism is a good metric of wellbeing, and it is 60% genetic... Would the evaluation of treatment effectiveness weighted and controlled against changing the other 40%?
Secondly, I based my own social anthropology thesis on ethnographic research among mental health day care clients - using semi structured interviews and recovery narrative case studies. Methodology was a central point of debate and I make the case for mixed methods in evidence based health policy in a resultant book available at Palgrave and Amazon (Roberta McDonnell 2014 Creativity and Social Support in Mental Health: Service Users’ Perspectives). Best of luck with your thesis 🙂
If Neuroticism is a good metric of wellbeing, and it is 60% genetic... Would the evaluation of treatment effectiveness weighted and controlled against changing the other 40%?
Hi, I found this interesting and in response to your request on FB, wondered if I might make a couple of brief suggestions for further reading? I was taught some time ago by a nursing lecturer about patients’ individual complexity and the application of virtue ethics in care - here’s one of her papers https://www.researchgate.net/publication/23274349_Truth-telling_honesty_and_compassion_A_virtue-based_exploration_of_a_dilemma_in_practice
Secondly, I based my own social anthropology thesis on ethnographic research among mental health day care clients - using semi structured interviews and recovery narrative case studies. Methodology was a central point of debate and I make the case for mixed methods in evidence based health policy in a resultant book available at Palgrave and Amazon (Roberta McDonnell 2014 Creativity and Social Support in Mental Health: Service Users’ Perspectives). Best of luck with your thesis 🙂
Thankyou! I will have a look :)