心身症および神経症患者に対するダンス療法の効果
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Dance therapy has been conventionally employed for patients with psychoses and mentally retarded children. We have applied this therapy to patients with psychosomatic diseases and neuroses for 5 years since 1980,and found it to be effective in the management of various psychosomatic symptoms that were not alleviated by conventional physically-oriented treatment.Special attention was paid to the following points in performing the dance therapy.1) The patients were sufficiently motivated by the physician or the family to participate in the therapy and are actively supported by them. 2) A large unmber of healthy volunteers participated in the dance sessions. 3) Efforts were made to create understanding and sympathetic atmosphere that would encourage conversation between the therapists and the patients, or among the patients. 4) Dancing was performed according to a predetermined style, but extensive movements freely ignoring trivial technical considerations were encouraged. 5) Autogene training was practiced during rest between dance sessions to learn techniques of relaxation.Aerobic exercise, discotheque-type dance and group dancing were employed for the therapy.This therapy had favorble effects within a short time on neck and shoulder stiffness, muscle contractino headache, depression, nervous gastric symptoms, insomnia, autonomic imbalance, refusal to work, erythrophodia, and facial tic, etc. These symptoms were markedly improved in 82 (83.6%) of 98 patients and alleviated in 11 (11.2%). Of 450 healthy individuals who voluntarily participated in the therapy, those examined replied that they became more cheeful, more capable of forming closer human relationships, or more physically active, and noted improvements in their character, social relationships, and attitudes toward daily activities.Physical and psychological effects of dance therapy in the treatment of psychosomatic disorders may be summarized as follows : 1) Maintenance and improvement of physical fitness. 2) Enhancement of brain functions through stimulation of peripheral regions. 3) Release of repressed emotions. 4) Benefits from participation in the group. 5) Psychological stability brought about by escape from familiar environment and routine activities. 6) Effects as art therapy. 7) Benefits from altered state of consciousness, if experienced.
- 日本心身医学会の論文
- 1986-08-01