Dance movement therapy for dementia. [PDF]
Cochrane Database Syst Rev, 2023 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
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Dance movement therapy for neurodegenerative diseases: A systematic review [PDF]
Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 2022 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 ...
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Caregiver Resilience and Dance/Movement Therapy: A Theoretical Review and Conceptual Model. [PDF]
J Appl Gerontol, 2023 With the population aging, more people are living with neurodegenerative conditions, leading to an influx of informal family caregivers, who often experience negative health outcomes.
Champagne ER.
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Utilization, Delivery, and Outcomes of Dance/Movement Therapy for Pediatric Oncology Patients and their Caregivers: A Retrospective Chart Review. [PDF]
Curr Oncol, 2023 Children with cancer and their caregivers face physical and psychosocial challenges during and after treatment. Dance/movement therapy (DMT) has been used to improve well-being, promote healthy coping, and mitigate the impact of illness, but limited ...
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The role of dance movement therapy in enhancing emotional regulation: A literature review. [PDF]
HeliyonBackground Emotion regulation is a crucial skill that can significantly impact mental health, social interactions, and overall well-being. Dance Movement Therapy (DMT) is a form of psychotherapy that uses dance and movement to promote emotional, social ...
Zhang X, Wei Y.
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Feasibility and Effectiveness of a Novel Intervention Integrating Physical Therapy Exercise and Dance Movement Therapy on Fall Risk in Community-Dwelling Older Women: A Randomized Pilot Study. [PDF]
Healthcare (Basel), 2023 This pilot study presents a novel fall prevention intervention that integrates physical therapy exercise (PTE) and dance movement therapy (DMT) to address both physical and emotional fall risk factors, as well as factors influencing adherence to ...
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Dance Movement Therapy with Children: Practical Aspects of Remote Group Work [PDF]
Children, 2022 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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Investigating the emotional content of older adults engaging in a fall prevention exercise program integrated with dance movement therapy: a preliminary study. [PDF]
Front Psychol, 2023 Fall prevention interventions for older adults have primarily focused on the physical aspects, overlooking the emotional aspects inherent in falls. This qualitative study presents a novel fall prevention intervention that integrates physical therapy ...
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Effectiveness of group arts therapies (art therapy, dance movement therapy and music therapy) compared to group counselling for diagnostically heterogeneous psychiatric community patients: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial in mental health services (the ERA study). [PDF]
Trials, 2023 Background Arts therapies are widely but inconsistently provided in community mental health. Whilst they are appealing to patients, evidence for their effectiveness is mixed. Trials to date have been limited to one art-form or diagnosis.
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Dance Movement Therapy and Kathak in India
Sanglap: Journal of Literary and Cultural Inquiry, 2022 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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