Dance movement therapy group improves social functioning and increases positive embodied experiences in social situations

• Published in: Body, movement and dance in psychotherapy Vol. 18; no. 3; pp. 201 - 217
• Main Authors: Veid, Natalia, Pollari, Annukka, Hyvönen, Katriina, Pylvänäinen, Päivi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Routledge 03.07.2023; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: attachment; CORE-OM; Dance movement therapy; Dance therapy; DMT; group intervention; social functioning

This Finnish study examined the impacts of a group-form dance movement therapy intervention on the social functioning, attachment styles, and embodied experiences during social situations of its participants. The sample consisted of Finnish working-age adults with diagnosed depression who were rando...