[Movement therapy and depression--evaluation study of a disorder-oriented and an unspecific movement-therapeutic support in clinical context].
In recent years body-orientated concepts have gained more and more importance in the therapy of mental disorders. But there is still a widespread skepticism about the effectiveness of movement-therapeutic measures. In the present study the effectiveness of an unspecific versus a disorder-orientated movement-therapy was tested in the clinical setting including a 6-month catamnesis with depressive patients (n=103) with a BDI >18. The results show, at every data point, the effectiveness of the measures for all investigated parameters. Both forms of movement-orientated interventions differ only slightly with regard to the therapeutic success. The catamnesis shows a big gap between resolution and actually realized activities. On the basis of the results it can be assumed that mainly general unspecific determinants play a more important role for the therapeutic success than assumed so far.
Medizinische Psychosomatische Klinik Roseneck, Sport- und Bewegungstherapie, Prien am Chiemsee. alexander.heimbeck@freenet.de
Alexander
A
Heimbeck
Gerd
G
Hölter
D000328:Adult; D000339:Affect; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D005081:Exercise Therapy / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D038801:International Classification of Diseases; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009068:Movement; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D016896:Treatment Outcome