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Body-Centered Interventions for Psychopathological Conditions: A Review

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Tarsha, Mary S., Park, Sohee, Tortora, Suzi·2020·Frontiers in Psychology
DOI 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02907PMC PMC6993757
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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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Authors
Tarsha, M. S., Park, S., & Tortora, S.
Affiliations
  • University of Notre Dame (US)
  • Vanderbilt University (US)
Corresponding author
Tarsha, Mary S.
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Venue
Frontiers in Psychology
Publisher
Frontiers Media SA
Published
2020-01-24
Volume
10
Pages
2907-2907
ISSN
1664-1078 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02907
PMC
PMC6993757
OpenAlex
W3000772308
Cited by
48
References
13
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0.99
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Language
en
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Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Diversity and Impact of Dance
Keywords
psychopathology, brain-body communication, massage, reflexology, acupuncture, functional relaxation, Emotional Freedom Technique, Rolfing, yoga, Tai Chi, dance therapy, stress, depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, analgesia, self-care

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