Somatic experiencing: Using interoception and proprioception as core elements of trauma therapy

Frontiers in Psychology

Volumn 6, Issue FEB, 2015, Pages

  Payne, Peter ^a   Levine, Peter A ^b   Crane Godreau, Mardi A ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Foundation for Human Enrichment   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Core response network; Interoception; Meditation; Premotor system; Somatic experiencing; Stress; Trauma

Indexed keywords

EID: 84926507728     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16641078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00093     Document Type: Article

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