title: Bioenergetic exercises in inpatient treatment of Turkish immigrants with chronic somatoform disorders: a randomized, controlled study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to examine whether bioenergetic exercises (BE) significantly influence the inpatient psychotherapeutic treatment results for Turkish immigrants with chronic somatoform disorders.
  
  
  METHODS
  In a 6-week randomized, prospective, controlled trial, we treated a sample of 128 Turkish patients: 64 were randomly assigned to BE and 64 participated in gymnastic exercises in lieu of BE. The Symptom Checklist (SCL-90-R) and State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory (STAXI) were employed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  According to the intent-to-treat principle, the bioenergetic analysis group achieved significantly better treatment results on most of the SCL-90-R and STAXI scales.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  BE appears to improve symptoms of somatization, social insecurity, depressiveness, anxiety, and hostility in the inpatient therapy of subjects with chronic somatoform disorders. Reduction of the anger level and reduction in directing anger inwards, with a simultaneous increase of spontaneous outward emotional expression, could be expected.
authors.affiliation: Clinic for Psychosomatic Medicine, Inntalklinik, Simbach/Inn, Germany. m.nickel@inntalklinik.de
authors.forename: Marius
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nickel
authors.forename: Birsen
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Cangoez
authors.forename: Egon
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bachler
authors.forename: Moritz
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Muehlbacher
authors.forename: Nilufer
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Lojewski
authors.forename: Neila
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mueller-Rabe
authors.forename: Ferdinand O
authors.initials: FO
authors.lastname: Mitterlehner
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Leiberich
authors.forename: Nadine
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Rother
authors.forename: Wiebke
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Buschmann
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kettler
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pedrosa Gil
authors.forename: Claas
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lahmann
authors.forename: Christoph
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Egger
authors.forename: Reinhold
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fartacek
authors.forename: Wolfhardt K
authors.initials: WK
authors.lastname: Rother
authors.forename: Thomas H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Loew
authors.forename: Cerstin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Nickel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease; D015897:Comorbidity; D004358:Drug Therapy / Q000379:methods; D004641:Emigration and Immigration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004734:Energy Metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000534:rehabilitation* / Q000628:therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D013001:Somatoform Disorders / Q000208:ethnology / Q000534:rehabilitation* / Q000628:therapy; D014421:Turkey / Q000208:ethnology