Dance Movement Psychotherapy in acute adult psychiatry.
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Dance Movement Psychotherapy in acute adult psychiatry: a mixed methods study.
IRAS ID
206407
Contact name
Mary Coaten
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Durham University
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 3 months, 1 days
Research summary
This is an empirical study of group dance movement psychotherapy (DMP) in two acute adult mental health inpatient settings over a ten-week period. It will explore the therapeutic mechanisms involved in the group dance movement psychotherapy process, thereby enabling a better understanding of the disorders of embodiment experienced IN ACUTE ADULT MENTAL HEALTH WITH A FOCUS ON PSYCHOSIS. The mechanisms underlying the subtle anomalies and disorders of the body, often experienced during psychosis, are currently not fully understood; for example, auditory and visual hallucinations, abnormal experiences of time and a sense of being disembodied.
There is a small but growing body of evidence demonstrating that Dance Movement Psychotherapy (DMP) can be effective in reducing symptoms in schizophrenia/psychosis AND IN DEPRESSION (Cochrane Review, 2012, Martin et al, 2016, KOCH,2014). There is however, very little understanding or investigation of why this might be the case. Developing a better understanding of DMP in this context could lead to a greater knowledge of psychosis from the perspective of lived-body experience, which in turn may help to inform clinical practice.
This study is of particular significance as there is currently an emerging understanding of psychosis AND DEPRESSION from an embodied perspective, and therefore may lead to an enhanced understanding of the condition, improving clinical practice and care as a result. This interdisciplinary research draws together phenomenological approaches to psychopathology, analytical psychology, and dance movement psychotherapy in an innovative way.REC name
Yorkshire & The Humber - Leeds West Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
16/YH/0511
Date of REC Opinion
23 Feb 2017
REC opinion
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