So my precis is a way to organize my sources and keep notes on what I find as I work on my final research article.
Subject:
Dance as a therapeutic expression for the reduction of anxiety
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Dempsey, Meghan. “Dance/Movement Therapy as an Effective Clinical Intervention to Decrease Anxiety and Support the Recovery Process.” The Use of Creative Therapies with Chemical Dependency Issues., edited by Stephanie L. Brooke, Charles C Thomas Publisher, 2009, pp. 162–174. EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=psyh&AN=2009-18709-010&site=ehost-live.
In this chapter titled “Dance/ Movement Therapy as an Effective Clinical Intervention to Decrease Anxiety and Support the Recovery Process” (2009) Meghan Dempsey states that dance and movement therapy can be used as a tool to help patients struggling with anxiety. Depmsey talks about her experience in a mental institution working with substance dependent patients who were reluctant to join in with the therapy sessions and how the process differed between the people who were willing, those who weren't, and how it was beneficial for those who were reluctant and came around in order to explain the chronological order of events of the process and show how D/MT helped calm the anxiety brought on by the withdrawal and substance abuse. The tone was clinical but also a personal account from a doctor.
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Lesté, Andre, and John Rust. “Effects of Dance on Anxiety.” American Journal of Dance Therapy, vol. 12, no. 1, Spr-Sum 1990, pp. 19–25. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1007/BF00844312.
In the article “Effects of Dance on Anxiety” (1990) Andre Leste and John Rust claim the opposite view that dance specifically isn't the solution for anxiety reduction and that other studies didn't take into account that the act of listening to music could be the factor that reduces anxiety rather than dancing per se. They conducted a study on a large sample of university students ranging from dancers to athletes to mathematicians with a 3 month modern dance program. The results of the study found a reduction in anxiety for the dancers. The tone was very professional and report-esque.
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Serlin, Leni. “Portrait of Karen: A Gestalt-Phenomenological Approach to Movement Therapy.” Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy: On the Cutting Edge of Modern Developments in Psychotherapy, vol. 8, no. 2, Win-Spr - 1976, pp. 145–152. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1007/BF01812968.
In the article titled “Portrait of Karen: A Gestalt-Phenomenological Approach to Movement Therapy.” (1976) Leni Serlin asserts that Dance/ Movement Therapy is useful in anxiety reduction by showing her work with one client in particular and her progress through D/MT. The author explains what Gestalt-Phenomenological is and how she used it in the context of this women suffering from extreme tension and anxiety. The story is documented in a reflection- like medical journal.
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Trautmann-Voigt, Sabine. “Tanztherapie: Zwischen Künstlerischem Ausdruck Und Psychotherapeutischem Verfahren = Dance Therapy between an Artistic Expression and a Therapeutic Method.” PDP Psychodynamische Psychotherapie: Forum Der Tiefenpsychologisch Fundierten Psychotherapie, vol. 5, no. 1, Mar. 2006, pp. 40–53. EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=psyh&AN=2006-03497-004&site=ehost-live.
The article “Dance Therapy between an Artistic Expression and a Therapeutic Method” (2006) by Sabine Trautmann-Voigt states how dance therapy can be used as a therapeutic method. It also talks about how dance is “kept in suspense between the arts and psychodynamic psychotherapy” The author also gives an overview of its historical development with roots in the German expressional dance. The overall tone is more personal/ easier to read.
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Langston, Jeanne Merkle. “The Lived Experiences of Adult Male Trauma Survivors with Dance Movement Therapy.” Dissertation Abstracts International: Section B: The Sciences and Engineering, vol. 80, no. 7–B(E), ProQuest Information & Learning, 2019. EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=psyh&AN=2019-41135-092&site=ehost-live.
In this article titled “The Lived Experiences of Adult Male Trauma Survivors with Dance Movement Therapy” (2019) Jeanne Merkle Langston asserts that DMT is a good tool to help reduce anxiety. This study was done by focusing on men and PTSD from traumatic events. The article shows Dance Movement Therapy (categorized as DMT) and how it demonstrates positive treatment outcomes for many disorders beyond PTSD but the group used in this study were all PTSD, displayed through other symptoms including anxiety. The results included improvements in social belongingness, social acceptance, quality of life, and a reduction in symptoms of anxiety and depression. The tone was medical and very report based.
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Kline, Frank, et al. “A Report on the Use of Movement Therapy for Chronic, Severely Disabled Outpatients.” Art Psychotherapy, vol. 4, no. 3–4, 1977, pp. 181–183. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1016/0090-9092(77)90034-5.
In this study titled “A Report on the Use of Movement Therapy for Chronic, Severely Disabled Outpatients” (1977) Frank Kline asserts that movement therapy is useful with the reduction of both anxiety and muscle tension in severely disabled outpatients. The study was done with a group of 10 people receiving 16 weeks of movement therapy to see if it resulted in significant reductions in both muscle tension and anxiety, which it did. They also noted there was a significant correlation between the muscle tension and anxiety measures. The tone was clinical and report like.