Anton - Interview 28  

Anton - Interview 28

Age at Interview: 64
Sex: Male
Background: Anton is an auditor. He is single. Ethnic background/nationality: Sri Lankan. (You can see more of Anton talking about his experiences of depression on our site on Mental health: ethnic minority experiences, Interview 13).

Brief outline:Anton has a long history of depression and has volunteered for several different trials in mental health, including trials of talking therapies as well as drug trials.

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The end of a trial feels to him like a ‘non-event’ – he has little rapport with the researchers and so does not miss the contact.

 



What’s it like when it finishes? Does it feel strange when you’re no longer going and being looked after by the specialist clinic or?
 
Not really, though. Well, it’s like a non-event. You just go along. In most cases you’re with the researcher on an individual basis. It’s not something with a group of you become friends and look forward to meeting together with the researcher, he’s interested in research, and it’s, “Bye”. And later on even if you try to contact him, he’s not interested, it’s just like a non-event. It’s just like going to the GP and then coming off.

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