Book chapter
Trauma-Informed Dance/Movement Therapy in the Context of Medical Illness
Dance/Movement Therapy for Trauma Survivors, pp 215-232
2022
Abstract
In this chapter, adopting a biopsychosocial model of heath and illness, the authors describe experiences of medical illness as trauma and reflect on the application of dance/movement therapy (DMT) as a complementary and integrative approach for the management of complex medical illness. As DMT clinicians and researchers, the authors present their theoretical frameworks, potential mechanisms of action, salient DMT techniques, and clinical vignettes with a specific focus on their work with individuals with cancer and chronic pain. Their approach emphasizes building resilience resources and reconstructing individuals’ narratives and identities in the context of medical illness toward the restoration of their lifeworld and holistic integration.
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- Title
- Trauma-Informed Dance/Movement Therapy in the Context of Medical Illness
- Creators
- Minjung ShimEri MillrodMonica Gaydos
- Contributors
- Rebekka Dieterich-Hartwell (Editor)
- Publication Details
- Dance/Movement Therapy for Trauma Survivors, pp 215-232
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Edition
- 1
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Creative Arts Therapies
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85139599616
- Other Identifier
- 991021867047504721