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Gray, Amber Elizabeth Lynn

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“…Expressing a desire to “push the pus away,” she named it “shame,” and through visualization and movement, we created a movement sequence to “push” it out of her heart. (Gray, 2001a, p. 39)Along with the release in her chest, she began to talk about the emotions in her heart. She described her heart as broken, and attributed this to two traumas.…”

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“…When this occurred, we began a practice of slowing every movement that emerged to half-time, then quarter-time; what we soon called “dream-time.” This titration enabled her to access her past resources and inner body experience with increased awareness of their meaning in her present life, and to integrate the experience of torture into her present body-mind by reclaiming the experience sequentially. (Gray, 2001a, p. 39)…”

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“…“Her affect range and movement repertoire were increasing simultaneously. As the available range of motion in her arms increased, she was expressing more laughter and tears” (Gray, 2001a, p. 38).…”

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“…With the exception of several quasi-experimental designs, DMT has been predominantly examined in case studies. Through this method of analysis, DMT has been explored as a treatment for helping people with a history of abuse (Koch, 2008), trauma (Gray, 2001a(Gray, , 2001b, bereavement (Callahan, 2011), severe mental illness (Barton, 2011), and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (Grönlund, Renck, & Weibull, 2005), among other problems and diagnoses. Case studies are a strong fit for studying this type of intervention, because the phenomenology of DMT can be explored and a treatment manual is not necessary.…”

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A Meta-Synthesis of Qualitative Findings About Dance/Movement Therapy for Individuals With Trauma

Levine

Land

2015

Qual Health Res

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The therapeutic potential of using dance/movement therapy is being increasingly recognized. Preliminary interdisciplinary research findings suggest engaging the body in trauma treatment might reduce the length of treatment by addressing the connections among thoughts, feelings, neurobiology, and somatic responses in the survivor. Unfortunately, empirical research investigating its effectiveness as a psychotherapeutic intervention has been limited due to the lack of a clear manual for mental health care practitioners. The present study aims to synthesize findings from the existing qualitative literature in a qualitative meta-synthesis. Our findings will contribute to the development of a body-oriented intervention for mental health care practitioners to use for trauma.

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2015

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Reported Methods, Distributions, and Frequencies of Torture Globally

Milewski,

Weinstein,

Lurie

et al. 2023

JAMA Netw Open

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ImportanceDespite its prohibition by the United Nations Convention against Torture and other international treaties, torture has been perpetrated against countless individuals worldwide, and health care practitioners globally are increasingly encountering refugee torture survivors in their clinical practices. The methods, geographic distribution, and frequency of torture globally are not well described, which limits health care practitioners’ ability to adequately diagnose and treat the sequelae of torture.ObjectiveTo rank the commonness of torture methods and identify the regions of the world with which they are associated.Data SourcesFor this systematic review and meta-analysis, Ovid MEDLINE, Ovid Embase, Web of Science, and The Cochrane Library were searched from inception to July 2021.Study SelectionIncluded studies were peer-reviewed articles in English, contained an independent sample population of individuals who experienced torture, and outlined the type(s) of torture experienced. Excluded studies were not peer reviewed, lacked an independent sample population, or did not specify torture methods. Articles were chosen for inclusion by 2 independent and blinded reviewers, and a third, independent reviewer resolved discrepancies. Overall, 266 articles—15.3% of the 1739 studies initially identified for full review—met the inclusion criteria.Data Extraction and SynthesisData abstraction and quality assessment followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines. Data were extracted by 2 independent and blinded reviewers into predefined templates, and a third, independent reviewer resolved discrepancies. The risk of bias was evaluated using the Downs and Black Checklist.Main Outcomes and MeasuresTorture methods were ranked by their average frequencies, numbers of reporting studies, and numbers of countries wherein the methods occurred.ResultsA total of 9937 titles and abstracts were screened, and 266 studies encompassing 103 604 individuals (13 350 men, 5610 women, and 84 644 unspecified) were analyzed. Torture was reported for 105 countries; 21 methods accounted for 84% of all reported methods and 10 methods accounted for 78% of all physical tortures. The top 3 methods were beating or blunt-force trauma (reported in 208 studies and 59 countries; average frequency, 62.4%; 95% CI, 57.7%-67.1%), electrical torture (reported in 114 studies and 28 countries; average frequency, 17.2%; 95% CI, 15.0%-19.4%), and starvation or dehydration (reported in 65 studies in 26 countries; average frequency, 12.7%; 95% CI, 10.2%-15.2%). According to the Downs and Black appraisal tool, 50 studies were rated as good or excellent and 216 as fair or poor.Conclusions and RelevanceThe findings of this study suggest that torture remains widespread. Although innumerable torture methods exist, a limited number account for the vast majority of reported tortures. So that targeted therapies may be developed, additional investigation is needed to better elucidate the sequelae associated with the most common torture methods, described here.

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What Moves Us: Dance and Neuroscience Implications for Conflict Approaches

Beausoleil

LeBaron

2013

Conflict Resolution Qtrly

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Despite its worldwide use in grassroots confl ict approaches, dance, and the body more generally, remain largely unaddressed within confl ict theory and conventional practice. We argue that the body is an essential focus of confl ict theory and a ready resource for confl ict practice by exploring the implications of compelling discoveries within the fi eld of neuroscience. Examining the embodied dimensions of cognition, emotion, and memory, the physical roots of empathy, and the relationship of right-and left-brain processes to confl ict, we outline neuroscientifi c underpinnings of dance-based approaches to confl ict and the range of creative tools that arises from its use.I'm not interested in how people move, but in what moves them. Pina BauschC onfl ict is-among other things-often accompanied by a sense of inertia, a feeling of being bound up in discomfort, a visceral need for a shift. While much confl ict resolution training and intervention is centered around cognitive analysis, a new wave of theory and practice draws on the arts to inform choices and frameworks (Liebmann

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Cited by 52 publications

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A Meta-Synthesis of Qualitative Findings About Dance/Movement Therapy for Individuals With Trauma

A Meta-Synthesis of Qualitative Findings About Dance/Movement Therapy for Individuals With Trauma

Reported Methods, Distributions, and Frequencies of Torture Globally

What Moves Us: Dance and Neuroscience Implications for Conflict Approaches

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