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

open access: yesBehavioral 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   +3 more
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Dance Therapy for People with Schizophrenia [PDF]

open access: yesSchizophrenia Bulletin, 2009
Dance therapy or dance movement therapy is defined as ‘‘the psychotherapeutic use of movement as a process which furthers the emotional, social, cognitive, and physical integration of the individual.’’ It may be of value for people with developmental, medical, social, physical, or psychological impairments.
Jun, Xia, Tessa Jane, Grant
openaire   +2 more sources

Dance movement therapy for depression [PDF]

open access: yesCochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2012
Depression is a debilitating condition affecting more than 350 million people worldwide (WHO 2012) with a limited number of evidence-based treatments. Drug treatments may be inappropriate due to side effects and cost, and not everyone can use talking therapies.There is a need for evidence-based treatments that can be applied across cultures and with ...
Meekums, Bonnie   +2 more
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REDUCING STRESS IN SCHOOL CHILDREN THROUGH THE USE OF SOME DANCE TECHNICAL ELEMENTS AS A FORM OF THERAPY [PDF]

open access: yesBulletin 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   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effects of dance and movement therapy on physical ability, flexibility and psychological state for individuals under constant stress

open access: yesPedagogy 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   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

The role of creativity in interpersonal communication in dance and movement therapy: narratives of practitioners

open access: yesCreativity 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
doaj   +1 more source

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

open access: yesPsicooncologia, 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   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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

open access: yesTrials, 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   +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

open access: yesChildren, 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   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effects of Dance Therapy using Tissue Papers on Mental Health of University Students

open access: yes, 2010
In this study, catharsis in dance therapy and its effect were discussed using the case study of a group dance therapy workshop for university students with the method of utilizing tissue papers, one of the materials that can promote development of ...
134, Yagi, Arisa
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