| Description |
1 online resource (240 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-229) and indexes. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Contents |
Cover; An Introduction to Medical Dance/Movement Therapy: Health Care in Motion; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; PART I Overview; 1. Introduction; 2. Psychological Concepts for Medical Dance/Movement Therapy; 3. The Science behind Medical Dance/Movement Therapy; PART II Applications of Medical Dance/Movement Therapy; Prologue; 4. Dance/Movement Therapy in General Medical Care; 5. Dance/Movement Therapy in Cancer Care; 6. Related Applications; PART III Research and Education; 7. Research Issues in Medical Dance/Movement Therapy. |
| Summary |
Presenting dance/movement therapy (DMT) as a viable and valuable psychosocial support service for those with a medical illness, Sharon W. Goodill shows how working creatively with the mind/body connection can encourage and enhance the healing process. This book represents the first attempt to compile, synthesize, and publish the work that has been done over recent years in medical DMT. The emerging application of medical DMT is grounded within the context of established viewpoints and theories, such as arts therapies, health psychology and scientific perspectives. As well as examining its theo. |
| Subject |
Dance therapy.
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Dance Therapy -- methods.
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MEDICAL -- Allied Health Services -- Occupational Therapy.
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Dance therapy. (OCoLC)fst00887574
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Goodill, S. (Sherry). Introduction to medical dance/movement therapy. London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley, 2005 1843107856 (DLC) 2004017937 (OCoLC)56068788 |
| ISBN |
1423724631 (electronic bk.) |
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9781423724636 (electronic bk.) |
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1846421039 (electronic bk.) |
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9781846421037 (electronic bk.) |
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