VR Health Experience: A Virtual Space for Arts and Psychomotor Therapy [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2021 Introduction: Mental health and well-being are under pressure because of the corona pandemic. Arts and psychomotor therapists said that they had almost no experience with working online, but despite the fact that they felt incapable, they were positive ...
Suzanne Haeyen +4 more
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Effectiveness of Psychomotor Therapy among Children with Graphomotor Impairment with and without DCD-Diagnosis [PDF]
Children, 2023 In Switzerland, psychomotor therapy (PMT) is a standard treatment for children with graphomotor impairments, but scientific evidence of its effectiveness is rare. To investigate the effectiveness of PMT, we conducted a randomised field trial (RFT).
Sibylle Hurschler Lichtsteiner +6 more
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Early Neuro-Psychomotor Therapy Intervention for Theory of Mind and Emotion Recognition in Neurodevelopmental Disorders: A Pilot Study [PDF]
Children, 2022 The aim of the present study is to explore the effect of early neuro-psychomotor therapy to improve theory of mind skills and emotion recognition in children with neurodevelopmental disorders.
Elisa Giangiacomo +9 more
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Efficacy of psychomotor therapy for children and adolescents with anxiety disorders—a systematic literature review [PDF]
Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2023 Specific Phobia (SP), Generalized Anxiety Disorders (GAD), and Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD) are the most prevalent anxiety disorders in children and adolescents.
Evelien Vriend +2 more
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Feel-Own-Move: a psychomotor therapy program for victims of intimate partner violence living in shelter homes. Feasibility and effects on mental health, bodily dissociation, and quality of life [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2023 IntroductionIntimate partner violence (IPV) is a worldwide concern, impacting victims’ mental health, physical health, and quality of life. High rates of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, anxiety, bodily dissociation, and somatic symptoms
Joana Machorrinho +7 more
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Affective and Engagement Issues in the Conception and Assessment of a Robot-Assisted Psychomotor Therapy for Persons with Dementia [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2017 The interest in robot-assisted therapies (RAT) for dementia care has grown steadily in recent years. However, RAT using humanoid robots is still a novel practice for which the adhesion mechanisms, indications and benefits remain unclear.
Natacha Rouaix +14 more
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“Embodied Psychomotor Therapy” in patients with Schizophrenia [PDF]
European Psychiatry, 2023 Introduction Evidence from contemporary research has highlighted abnormal subjective pre-psychotic experiences as an expression of schizotropic vulnerability, for which trajectories up to First Rank Symptoms have been described. Embodiment is crucial to
A. Vulpio +5 more
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Psychomotor therapy as a treatment of chronic spinal pain: A qualitative study
Complementary Therapies in Medicine, 2021 Objective: Psychomotor therapy is an innovative complementary approach that enhances the mind-body connection. It could have a positive effect on chronic pain syndromes but has not yet been specifically studied for spinal pain.
Claudia Véron +4 more
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The Role of Movement and Sensorial Stimuli for Therapy and education. A comparative study [PDF]
Revista de Știinţe Educaţiei, 2021 The following article looks at the role movement, and sensorial stimuli do play in the educational approaches of Dr. Maria Montessori and Dr. Emmi Pikler, as well as the Sensorial Integration and Psychomotor Therapy.
Karin Gnaoré
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Children, 2021 It remains unclear whether the provision of additional physical activity in school improves academic outcomes. We conducted a secondary analysis of the Childhood Health, Activity, and Motor Performance School Study Denmark (CHAMPS-study DK), a natural ...
Jakob Tarp +4 more
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