Psychophysiological Effects of Dance Movement Therapy and Physical Exercise on Older Adults With Mild Dementia: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Ho, Rainbow T. H.; Fong, Ted C. T.; Chan, Wai Chi; Kwan, Joseph; Chiu, PW; Yau, Joshua C Y; Lam, Linda Chiu Wa

doi:10.1093/geronb/gby145

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“…To identify the psychological and brain mechanisms that may mediate DMT, it seems important to include behavioural, physiological and neural measures of embodiment and nonverbal communication. With the exception of the Jeong et al (2005) study, which measured plasma serotonin and dopamine and the Koehne et al (2015) study, which measured automatic imitation, interpersonal synchronization and an assessment of spontaneous interaction in movement, no other research explored in this review in the area of clinical mental health disorders (versus well‐being in individuals with Parkinson's or dementia, e.g., Abraham et al, 2018; Ho et al, 2018) involved any psychophysiological or neural measure. There is a need for more rigorous experimental methods including mixed‐methods quantitative and objective physiological and neurophysiological data collection in combination with subjective self‐reports.…”

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Towards a neurocognitive approach to dance movement therapy for mental health: A systematic review

Millman

Terhune

Hunter

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Clin Psychology and Psychoth

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Dance movement therapy (DMT) has become an increasingly recognized and used treatment, though primarily used to target psychological and physical well‐being in individuals with physical, medical or neurological illnesses. To contribute to the relative lack of literature within the field of DMT for clinical mental health disorders, using a narrative synthesis, we review the scope of recent, controlled studies of DMT in samples with different psychiatric disorders including depression, schizophrenia, autism and somatoform disorder. A systematic search of electronic databases (PubMed, Science Direct, World of Science and Clinicaltrials.gov) was conducted to identify studies examining the effects of DMT in psychiatric populations. Fifteen studies were eligible for inclusion. After reviewing the principal results of the studies, we highlight strengths and weaknesses of this treatment approach and examine the potential efficacy of using bodily movements as a tool to reduce symptoms. We conclude by placing DMT within the context of contemporary cognitive neuroscience research, drawing out implications of such an orientation for future research and discussing potential mechanisms by which DMT might reduce psychiatric symptoms. DMT has clear potential as a treatment for a range of conditions and symptoms, and thus, further research on its utility is warranted.

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Towards a neurocognitive approach to dance movement therapy for mental health: A systematic review

Millman

Terhune

Hunter

et al. 2020

Clin Psychology and Psychoth

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“…For instance, physical exercise could improve muscle health and cognitive stimulation therapy could help preserve memory functioning or slow down the rate of deterioration. Reminiscence therapy, music therapy (Ho et al, 2018c), and dance-movement therapy (Ho et al, 2018a) have shown beneficial effects such as ameliorated behavioral and psychological symptoms and improved mood and functioning.…”

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Diurnal Cortisol Slope Mediates the Association Between Affect and Memory Retrieval in Older Adults With Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Path-Analytical Study

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Yau

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Front. Aging Neurosci.

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Background: Memory deficits are linked to dysfunctional HPA axis activity and negative affect in older adults. This study evaluated the mediating effect of the diurnal cortisol pattern on the relationship between affect and memory in older people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Methods: This longitudinal study recruited 189 Chinese older adults with MCI from elderly centers in Hong Kong. The participants completed assessments of affect, salivary cortisol, and digit spans at baseline; neurocognitive assessments on verbal fluency, memory retrieval, and digit spans at 6-month follow-up; and instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) at 1-year follow-up. Structural equation modeling examined the direct and indirect effects of negative affect on memory and IADL via diurnal cortisol pattern. Results: Controlling for covariates, negative affect significantly predicted flattened diurnal cortisol slopes (β = 0.17, p < 0.05) but not memory or IADL (p = 0.23-0.91) directly. Diurnal cortisol slopes negatively predicted memory retrieval (β = −0.20, p < 0.05), which in turn positively predicted IADL (β = 0.22, p < 0.01). The indirect effect from negative affect to IADL via cortisol slope and memory retrieval was significant and negative (αβγ = −0.05, 95% bootstrapped CI = −0.248 to −0.001). Discussion: The present study established certain temporal linkages among affect and cortisol slopes at baseline, memory retrieval at 6 months, and functional decline 1 year later in older adults with MCI. Flattened diurnal cortisol slopes might mediate the detrimental effects of negative affect on memory retrieval and functioning across 1 year.

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“…Several studies have demonstrated that dance/movement therapy is particularly effective at enhancing positive mood, wellbeing and body image while mending negative symptomology such as depression, anxiety and loneliness (Koch et al, 2014;Ho et al, 2018;Lange et al, 2018).…”

Section: Dance/movement Therapy: Tactile and Non-tactile Other-adminmentioning

confidence: 99%

Body-Centered Interventions for Psychopathological Conditions: A Review

2020

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World-wide, billions of dollars are spent each year on body-centered interventions to alleviate both physical and psychological pathologies. Given the high demand and increasing popularity of body-centered interventions, there is need for a systematic organization of empirical evidence associated with body-centered therapies. This article reviews the psychological effects of body-centered interventions on emotional well-being, including both self and other-administered (receptive) therapies. Theory behind body-centered interventions rely upon the bidirectional communication pathway between the brain and body. We investigated the bidirectional communication pathway between the brain and body by evaluating evidence across multiple body-centered therapies. The research reviewed includes studies that investigate effects of massage therapy, reflexology, acupuncture, functional relaxation, emotional freedom technique, Rolfing, yoga, tai-chi, and dance/movement therapy on psychological conditions across the lifespan. Results demonstrated that overall, massage therapy, tai-chi, dance/movement therapy, functional relaxation, reflexology, acupuncture and emotional freedom technique seem to alleviate stress, depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder and facilitate pain reduction. Of these, the most robust evidence available was for massage therapy, indicating it is an effective intervention for numerous age groups and populations. Rolfing and reflexology had the least amount of support, with few studies available that had small sample sizes. Although these conclusions are limited by scarcity of high-quality empirical data and contradictory findings, available evidence indicates that body-centered interventions can be effective in reducing psychopathology and supports the proposed mechanism of the bidirectional pathway between the brain and body: the body holds the potential to influence the mind. Integrating body-centered therapies in both clinical settings and as self-care could lead to better outcomes. Lastly, we propose the first taxonomy of body-centered interventions and empirical evidence of their effectiveness for clinicians and researchers.

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Psychophysiological Effects of Dance Movement Therapy and Physical Exercise on Older Adults With Mild Dementia: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Cited by 62 publications

References 35 publications

Towards a neurocognitive approach to dance movement therapy for mental health: A systematic review

Towards a neurocognitive approach to dance movement therapy for mental health: A systematic review

Diurnal Cortisol Slope Mediates the Association Between Affect and Memory Retrieval in Older Adults With Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Path-Analytical Study

Body-Centered Interventions for Psychopathological Conditions: A Review

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