Effects of dance movement therapy and dance on health-related psychological outcomes: A meta-analysis

Arts in Psychotherapy

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 46-64

  Koch, Sabine ^a   Kunz, Teresa ^b   Lykou, Sissy ^b   Cruz, Robyn ^c  

^a SRH UNIVERSITY HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^c LESLEY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dance movement therapy; Integrative medicine; Meta analysis; Randomized controlled trials; Review of evidence based research; Therapeutic use of dance

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; DANCE THERAPY; DANCING; DATA BASE; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MENTAL DISEASE; META ANALYSIS; MOOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SOCIAL COMPETENCE; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WELLBEING;

EID: 84890050986     PISSN: 01974556     EISSN: 18735878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aip.2013.10.004     Document Type: Article

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