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Dance movement therapy for dementia. [PDF]
Dementia is a syndrome of acquired cognitive impairment which is severe enough to interfere with independent living. Over the course of the illness, people with dementia also experience changes in emotions, behaviour and social relationships. According to Alzheimer's Disease International, dementia affects approximately 55 million people worldwide. The
Karkou V +4 more
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Dance Movement Therapy with Children: Practical Aspects of Remote Group Work [PDF]
The global COVID-19 outbreak has forced psychotherapists to find creative ways to continue treating their clients from afar. Dance movement therapy emphasizes the body–mind connection and offers a unique mode of emotional intervention for supporting ...
Einat Shuper-Engelhard, Maya Vulcan
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A study of the effects of dance/movement therapy on parenting stress and emotions in mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder [PDF]
ObjectiveCurrently, many scholars are working to improve the core symptoms of children with autism spectrum disorder, while neglecting the mental health of caregivers of children with ASD.
Xiang Yang +4 more
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Dance movement therapy for neurodegenerative diseases: A systematic review [PDF]
BackgroundThe proportion of the world's elderly population continues to rise, and the treatment and improvement of neurodegenerative diseases have become issue of public health importance as people live longer and many countries have aging populations ...
Cheng-Cheng Wu +4 more
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Dance Movement Therapy and Kathak in India
Developed in the 1940s America, Dance Movement Therapy is an innovative model that focuses on body movements, expressions, and gestures as helping factors to construe individual emotions and feelings. Originated in northern India and characterised by its
Alka Vishwakarma
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The Potential Benefits of Dance Movement Therapy in Improving Couple Relations of Individuals Diagnosed With Autism Spectrum Disorder—A Review [PDF]
A review of current literature indicates that adults diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) feel the need for intimate and sexual relationships and maintain such relationships despite and alongside their difficulties in emotional communication ...
Einat Shuper Engelhard +3 more
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Dance movement therapy for dementia. [PDF]
Dementia is a collective name for different degenerative brain syndromes which, according to Alzheimer's Disease International, affects approximately 35.6 million people worldwide. The latest NICE guideline for dementia highlights the value of diverse treatment options for the different stages and symptoms of dementia including non-pharmacological ...
Karkou V, Meekums B.
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Accumulating Evidence for Dance/Movement Therapy in Cancer Care [PDF]
This review offers a discussion of the state of dance/movement therapy (DMT), research with people living with cancer. The vast majority of extant studies published in the English language are with women with breast cancer.
Sharon W. Goodill
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Based on the qualitative data, this paper aims to disclose the role of creativity in the therapeutic process from the perspective of dance and movement therapists in Lithuania.
Margarita Gedvilaitė-Kordušienė
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Background and Study Aim. Dance and movement therapy defined as culturally creative, unique, but at the same time and a universal phenomenon encompassing bodily movements, bodily self – expression, feelings, stories, body interactions with self and ...
Julija Andrejeva +7 more
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