Abstract

This study was to investigate the effects of the Dance Movement Therapy (DMT) program on somatization, depression, state anxiety and alexithymia and to suggest intervention of Neurosis. The study was done from March 15th, 2005 to September 30th, 2005. The subjects were 30 female neurosis outpatients. The research design a nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest design. The tools included somatization (SCL-90-R), depression (BDI), Trait-State anxiety and Alexithymia (TAS-20K) scale. Using the SPSS/WIN 10.0 program, the collected data was analyzed by Chi-square test, T-test and Ancova. This DMT program was development by theory of Frued and Jung, methodology of Marian Chace and Mary Whitehouse and it was constructed 5steps per 1session in total 18 sessions. There was a significant difference in the somatization, depression, state anxiety, alexithymia scores between experimental group and control group. Contents of program were included as follows: Emotional Eexpression Movement, Improvisation Dance Movement, Mirroing, Symbolic and Active Imagination (Authentic Movement), Relaxation Stretching, Deep Breathing, Dance Drama, Rhythmic Dancing and Group Therapy with Background Music. Therefore, this program is regarded as a synthetical intervention and it is expected that the patients make an early recovery. In future, it is recommended that physiologic research on DMT be conducted, continuously. (Korean J Str Res 2009;17:99∼109)

• Keywords: Dance therapy, Neurosis, Somatization, Depression, Alexithymia