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The Effect of Active Creation on Psychological Health: A Feasibility Study on (Therapeutic) Mechanisms

Behavioral Sciences, 2018
Creation is an important part of many interventions in creative arts therapies (art, music, dance, and drama therapy). This active part of art-making in arts therapies has not yet been closely investigated.
Gudrun Lange, Rainer Leonhart, Harald Gruber, Sabine C. Koch   +3 more
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REDUCING STRESS IN SCHOOL CHILDREN THROUGH THE USE OF SOME DANCE TECHNICAL ELEMENTS AS A FORM OF THERAPY [PDF]

Bulletin of the Transilvania University of Braşov: Series IX Sciences of Human Kinetics, 2020
Dance therapy, after numerous researches, has proven to be a very beneficial exercise. We are considering reducing stress by applying an intervention plan based on a succession of specific dance steps, artistic program, made by entirely for this ...
E.F. GROSU, H.I. VARI, V.T. GROSU, A.RUSU, C. POPOVICI   +4 more
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Effects of dance and movement therapy on physical ability, flexibility and psychological state for individuals under constant stress

Pedagogy of Physical Culture and Sports, 2022
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, Asta Mockiene, Dainora Strazdauskaite, Monika Pociene, Grazina Sniepiene, Elvira Malysko, Natalja Istomina, Vaiva Hendrixson   +7 more
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The role of creativity in interpersonal communication in dance and movement therapy: narratives of practitioners

Creativity Studies, 2022
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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Dance movement therapy and women with breast cancer: The psychophysical impact of the empathic process

Psicooncologia, 2011
Objectives: To describe the therapeutic process and possible influence of mirror neurons in kinesthetic empathy using dance movement therapy for breast cancer. Method: Case study methodology was used.
Alicia Blázquez, Judit Nierga, Casimiro Javierre   +2 more
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Effects of a remotely supervised physical training program combined with cognitive training for older individuals at increased risk of clinical-functional vulnerability: study protocol for a randomized clinical trial

Trials, 2023
Background Despite the robust body of evidence for the benefits of home-based physical exercise, there is still a paucity of data on the benefits of home-based cognitive training for older adults, especially in those at increased risk of clinical ...
Franciele Costa Berní, Ana Carolina Kanitz, Camila Miranda, Dener Budziarek de Oliveira, Marco Bergamin, Valentina Bullo, Gustavo Zaccaria Schaun, Cristine Lima Alberton   +7 more
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The Emotional Experience of Caring for Children in Pediatric Palliative Care: A Qualitative Study among a Home-Based Interdisciplinary Care Team

Children, 2023
The healthcare providers caring for children with life-threatening illnesses experience considerable compassion fatigue. The purpose of this study was to describe the feelings and emotions of professionals working in an interdisciplinary pediatric ...
Patricia Rico-Mena, Javier Güeita-Rodríguez, Ricardo Martino-Alba, Marina Castel-Sánchez, Domingo Palacios-Ceña   +4 more
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Documentary of rehearsals, conversations, performances

, 1980
Documentary filmed in various locations including dance studio, The University of Texas at Austin. Dance company: American Deaf Dance Company. A.c.t.v. tape.Documentary filmed in various locations including dance studio, The University of Texas at Austin.
American Deaf Dance Company
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Sustaining dance education in New Zealand: Some issues facing pre-service, primary teacher educators [PDF]

, 2009
In the area of Dance Education particularly in a primary education context there are several publications on how to teach dance from a variety of philosophical standpoints (Stinson, 1997; Gough, 1999; Autard-Smith, 2002; Cone and Cone, 2005; McCutchen ...
Cheesman, Sue
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Gut microbiome and aging—A dynamic interplay of microbes, metabolites, and the immune system

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Age‐dependent shifts in microbial communities engender shifts in microbial metabolite profiles. These in turn drive shifts in barrier surface permeability of the gut and brain and induce immune activation. When paired with preexisting age‐related chronic inflammation this increases the risk of neuroinflammation and neurodegenerative diseases.
Aaron Mehl, Eran Blacher
wiley   +1 more source