Analysis of the type of imagery and imagery themes from Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music (GIM) sessions with adults in chemical dependency treatment

Heiderscheit, Annie

doi:10.1016/j.aip.2022.101933

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“…Music Therapy, GIM, and Music Breathing with EDs Heiderscheit (2015) identified four core music therapy approaches/ theories used with clients with EDs, each related to specific beliefs about causation: (a) psychodynamic (EDs as the result of unresolved issues); (b) humanistic (EDs as the result of genetic predispositions); (c) cognitivebehavioral (EDs as the result of cognitive dysfunction); and (d) ecological (EDs as the result of responses to external pressures). Based on these theoretical approaches (and the specific individualized goals of the therapy), music therapists employ a variety of music therapy techniques to treat clients with EDs.…”

Section: Emotion Regulation and Emotional Dysregulationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Based on these theoretical approaches (and the specific individualized goals of the therapy), music therapists employ a variety of music therapy techniques to treat clients with EDs. These include improvisation, songwriting, music-assisted relaxation and imagery, singing, and music performance (Heiderscheit, 2015;Pasiali et al, 2020;Testa et al, 2020).…”

Section: Emotion Regulation and Emotional Dysregulationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…There is an increased interest in studying the effectiveness of adaptations of GIM within various ED settings (Heiderscheit, 2015;Noer, 2015;Papanikolaou, 2015;Trondalen, 2016). Full-length GIM sessions may not be readily available due to limited numbers of GIM practitioners working in inpatient ED settings.…”

Section: Emotion Regulation and Emotional Dysregulationmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Using Music Breathing to Support Emotion Regulation for Patients in an Inpatient Eating Disorders Unit: A Mixed-method Pilot Study

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The prevalence of eating disorders (EDs) is increasing, and a growing number of patients with EDs are seeking professional help. Some studies have utilized modifications of the Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music (GIM) in various stages of ED treatments for individuals and groups, and this is the first Music Breathing research focusing on inpatient eating disorders recovery. This pilot study describes the process and aspects of utilizing a short series of Music Breathing sessions in an inpatient eating disorder setting to promote emotion regulation. The article describes the mixed-method results at the inpatient unit at the UNC Center of Excellence for Eating Disorders during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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confidence: 99%

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The effects of group music imagery for women with methamphetamine use disorder in compulsory rehabilitation: A randomized controlled trial

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Xie,

Yang

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Nordic Journal of Music Therapy

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Thematic and intertextual analysis from a feasibility study of the Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music with clients in eating disorder treatment

Heiderscheit

2024

Front. Psychol.

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IntroductionEating disorders (ED) are characterized by serious and persistent disturbances with eating, weightcontrol, and body image. Symptoms impact physical health, psychosocial functioning, and can be life-threatening. Individuals diagnosed with an ED experience numerous medical and psychiatric comorbidities due to issues caused by or underlying the ED. Therefore, it is vital to address the complex nature of an ED, as well as the comorbid and underlying issues. This necessitates a psychotherapeutic approach that can help to uncover, explore, and support working through unresolved emotions and experiences. Guided Imagery and Music (GIM) is an in-depth music psychotherapy approach utilizing therapist-programmed music to support the client in uncovering and examining underlying and unresolved issues. The literature surrounding the use of GIM with clients in ED treatment is anecdotal and comprised primarily of clinical case studies.MethodThis secondary analysis, based on a descriptive feasibility study that integrated GIM sessions into the client’s regular ED treatment and examined 116 transcripts from a series of sessions of eight clients.ResultsThematic analysis of the transcripts identified nine subthemes and three themes that emerged. These themes include emotional landscape (feeling stuck, acknowledging emotions, and working through unresolved emotions), relationships (self, others, and eating disorders), and transformation and growth (finding strength, change, and empowerment). A short series of GIM sessions helped ED clients identify and address issues underlying the ED and to gain or reclaim a sense of self that enabled them to make choices for their life that support their recovery and sense of empowerment. Intertextual analysis revealed imagery indicative of the Hero’s Journey.DiscussionFurther, how engagement in this embodied aesthetic experience stimulates perceptual, cognitive, and affective brain functions which are key in fostering behavioural and psychological change is explicated as it relates to ED treatment and recovery.

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Analysis of the type of imagery and imagery themes from Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music (GIM) sessions with adults in chemical dependency treatment

Cited by 3 publications

References 17 publications

Using Music Breathing to Support Emotion Regulation for Patients in an Inpatient Eating Disorders Unit: A Mixed-method Pilot Study

Using Music Breathing to Support Emotion Regulation for Patients in an Inpatient Eating Disorders Unit: A Mixed-method Pilot Study

The effects of group music imagery for women with methamphetamine use disorder in compulsory rehabilitation: A randomized controlled trial

Thematic and intertextual analysis from a feasibility study of the Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music with clients in eating disorder treatment

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