Pilot study to evaluate Dance Movement Psychotherapy (the BodyMind Approach) in patients with medically unexplained symptoms: Participant and facilitator perceptions and a summary discussion

Body, Movement and Dance in Psychotherapy

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 77-94

  Payne, Helen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Bodymind; Dance movement psychotherapy; Depression; Medically unexplained symptoms; Primary care

Indexed keywords

NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BODY MOVEMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMMUNITY CARE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DANCING; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SELF CARE; SELF REPORT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 68249142924     PISSN: 17432979     EISSN: 17432987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17432970902918008     Document Type: Article

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