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PubMed1975

Integrating dance therapy into treatment.

For several years after dance therapy was introduced at Yale Psychiatric Institute in 1967, patients perceived it as an activity totally separate from their treatment program. The author describes changes in hospital procedure and in the structure of the dance groups that helped alter that perception. They include involving the patient's treatment team in the selection of activities; establishing groups in which membership is fairly constant, thus increasing the likelihood of interpersonal interaction; and setting aside ten or 15 minutes at the end of each dance session for discussion of the feelings evoked. The author says the changes have clarified values and goals within the dance therapy groups.

Connecticut↗
PubMed1981

Dance therapy: effects of motor performance of children with learning disabilities.

This investigation studied effects of dance therapy on motor performance of children who have learning disabilities. An experimental group of five subjects who received dance therapy was compared with a control group of five subjects who received their usual sensory integrative therapy. Pretests and posttests of motor performance were given before and after a four-week treatment period to assess changes. Results indicate improved motor performance for both the experimental and control groups, with slightly greater gains made by the experimental group. Results of the study indicate that dance therapy could serve as a form of vestibular stimulation comparable to the usual play activities in a sensory integrative therapy program.

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PubMed1972

Dance therapy.

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Dancing↗
PubMed1978

Gold award: mental health services for the deaf--St. Elizabeths Hospital, Washington, D.C.

The mental health program for the deaf at St. Elizabeths Hospital offers comprehensive services to adolescents and adults who were born deaf or who became deaf early in life. A staff of 49, six of whom have impaired hearing, provide services to about 33 inpatients and about 71 outpatients. Activity therapies that do not require oral communication, such as occupational therapy, art therapy, dance therapy, and psychodrama, play an important role in the program, as does group psychotherapy. The program provides training, field experience, and consultation for workers throughout the U.S. and from foreign countries. Some guidelines for communicating with the deaf are given.

Art Therapy↗
PubMed1986

Physical therapy and dance in the surgical management of breast cancer. A clinical report.

This report describes a creative therapeutic exercise program that is part of a preoperative and postoperative regimen prescribed for patients with breast cancer surgery. Since August 1982, physical therapy has been offered as part of a multidisciplinary breast cancer program at our acute-care hospital. Our physical therapy department provides preoperative and postoperative evaluations and treatment for patients with breast cancer surgery. This treatment is offered on an outpatient basis and includes group dance sessions that are supervised by a licensed physical therapist and a licensed dance teacher. Physical therapy for patients with breast cancer surgery need not be limited to traditional wall-climbing exercises. Early physical therapy intervention should be directed at the unique emotional and physical problems encountered by these patients. Through dance, patients may experience the freedom of total body movement that enhances their adjustment to a new body image. An organized group setting provides a support mechanism that enables patients to share their experiences, fosters a positive attitude toward exercise, and facilitates psychological adjustment to the diagnosis of breast cancer.

Ambulatory Care↗
PubMed1996

[Alternative treatment in psychiatric and psychotherapy facilities in Germany].

Questionnaires were sent to 545 clinics with at least partial psychotherapeutic or psychiatric activities to find out the spectrum of therapeutic techniques and methods used, as well as the spectrum of therapists' qualifications. From the 314 responding clinics, 127 different methods were named with an average of 4.0 each. The proportion of physicians and psychologists to patients becomes worse the bigger the clinics are: e.g., in the class of less than 50 beds, one psychologist cares for 7 patients; in the class 51-300 beds, the relation is one to 48. The six most frequently used methods are: music therapy (36.9%), imagery (25.2%), dance therapy (23.2%), autogenous training (22.6%), body therapies (21.7%), and psychodrama (18.2%). Apart from physicians and psychologists, 38 other professional groups were named. Comparing the answers concerning the methods with the performing professional group, an apparent trend towards a professional diversification was found, e.g. only 62% of music therapy is performed by music therapists, the rest by other professional groups. Finally, analysis of special remarks on the questionnaires resulted in four groups: discussions concerning the term alternative methods, recommendations to use unconventional methods after the clinical phase, conceptual changes of a clinic, and broader theoretical backgrounds integrating various methods, e.g. the psychoanalytic concept.

Combined Modality Therapy↗
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[A study of psychiatric patients perceived effect and expectancy of activity therapy].

The intent of this descriptive study is to investigate the patients perceived effect and expectance of activity therapy. The subjects for this study were 56 patients from the psychiatric ward in Severance Hospital. The data were collected during the period from June 1, 1991 to January 18, 1992. The effect and expectance of the activity therapy was measured using a questionnaire developed by this study's investigators. The date were analyzed by descriptive statistics, t-test and one-way ANOVA, using the SPSS program. The results of this study can be summarized as following; 1. For motivation for the activity therapy, the response range was from 64.3% to 89.3%, that is, it showed a relatively positive response. 2. For the degree of improvement according to the nurse's method in the activity therapy, it was shown that the nurses need professional skill and meeting after activity therapy. 3. For the relevance of the nurse in the activity therapy, 90% of the subjects had a positive answer for all of the activity therapy except the painting therapy. 4. For the perceived effect of the activity therapy, the following results were obtained. 1) 92% of the subjects had a positive response to the dance therapy, that is-I am vigorous physically. 2) 90% of the subjects had a positive response to the reading therapy, that is-I acquire good ideas and instruction. 3) 98.1% of the subjects had a positive response to the recreation therapy, that is-I am joyful. 4) 88.9% of the subjects had a positive response to the writing therapy, that is-I am interested and become acquainted with other patients. 5) 86.8% of the subjects had a positive response to the occupation therapy, that is-I am happy when I work. 6) 92.6% of the subjects had a positive response to the painting therapy, that is-I can express myself in painting. 7) 87.3% of the subjects had a positive response to the music therapy, that is-I am comforted. 5. For the expectance related to the activity therapy, 97.1% of the subjects had the most positive response to the music therapy which is a pleasant comfortable time. From the above-mentioned findings, it is suggested that psychiatric nurses need to development systematic and professional group activity therapy, and know the patient premorbid hobbies, interests and occupations.

Analysis of Variance↗
PubMed1978

Movement therapy with psychotic adolescents.

Non-verbal behaviour has long been a focus of attention in the psychiatric literature. Furthermore, most psychiatric hospitals make use of non-verbal therapies in their milieu programmes. These include art, music and dance therapy, and related to the latter, movement therapy. This paper represents the beginning of an attempt to assess more scientifically the effectiveness of movement therapy. It describes the movement therapy programme on our adolescent unit, the evolution of a measuring scale and compares three groups of patients: (A) a group which had received individual therapy; (B) A group which had received group therapy; and (C) a control group. The results tend to confirm the effectiveness of movement therapy for psychotic adolescents.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1985

Environmental management of senile dementia.

A model is described of social activity in club settings geared to the needs of demented and cognitively impaired old people living in the community. As well as reality orientation, guided social interaction, physical activity, dance therapy and craftsmanship, important elements include transport, home assessment and follow-up visits. Parallel support groups for spouses are essential to the complete program, which coordinates planning with local authority agencies. The complex also includes educational programs for staff, professionals and the public. This design is seen as an on-going neighborhood project in which at focal points of the week, the patient enters a meaningful social environment with which he can cope.

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PubMed1984

Effects of dance on anxiety.

The study investigated the effects of modern dance on anxiety. State anxiety was assessed before and after a 3-mo. education programme, using the Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. The target group followed a class in modern dance. Control groups were (1) a physical education group to control for the effects of exercise, (2) a music group to control for aesthetic sensitivity training, and (3) a mathematics group. Several concomitant variables were measured: age, sex, attitude towards dance, and previous experience in sport, dance, and relaxation. Dance training significantly reduced anxiety, but no control activities did so. Examination of the concomitant variables showed that the result could not be accounted for by any obvious artifacts.

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