Dance/movement therapy, also called dance movement psychotherapy, is the psychotherapeutic use of movement and dance to support the intellectual, emotional and motor functions of the body. As a modality of the creative arts therapies, it examines the correlation between movement and emotion.
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What does the Cochrane review say about dance movement therapy for dementia?
The Cochrane review Dance movement therapy for dementia, indexed in PubMed, states: We found only one study eligible for inclusion in this review. This was a 3-arm parallel-group RCT conducted in Hong Kong involving 204 adults with mild neurocognitive disorder or dementia.
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Dance movement therapy is a recognized psychotherapeutic modality used within psychiatric and mental health care.
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2. Dance Movement Therapy (Wikipedia)
WikipediaHistory section, First wave subsection
In 1942, through her work, dance was first introduced to western medicine.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dance_therapy, lead section
Dance/movement therapy (DMT) in USA and Australia or dance movement psychotherapy (DMP) in the UK is the psychotherapeutic use of movement and dance to support intellectual, emotional, and motor functions of the body.
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