Citation

van de Kamp MM, Emck C, Cuijpers P, Beek PJ. Body Mov. Dance Psychother. 2018; 13(1): 33-49.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/17432979.2017.1420692

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is associated with an increased risk of physical disorders as a consequence of chronic stress reactions and adverse lifestyle behaviours. In addition, various other physical signs and symptoms may be present, as well as problems with emotional awareness, such as alexithymia, which may impede verbal information processing. Therefore, a psychomotor diagnostic instrument (PMDI) is developed, based on non-verbal information to contribute to a careful and reliable diagnostic procedure. The PDMI is designed to identify specific goals for body and movement oriented treatments of PTSD. It consists of a manual with an assessment procedure, guidelines for scoring items and for the calculation of cluster scores based on item scores. In this paper, the PMDI and its development are discussed, and illustrated by brief vignettes. © 2018 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.

Language: en

Keywords

adult; human; female; male; assessment; PTSD; safety; case report; psychotherapy; depression; war; stress; refugee; scoring system; suicide attempt; diagnosis; disease severity; empowerment; posttraumatic stress disorder; attention; treatment planning; clinical article; observation; psychologic test; priority journal; impulsiveness; body position; middle aged; practice guideline; mental patient; trust; diagnostic procedure; facial expression; cluster analysis; fitness; Article; assertiveness; nonverbal communication; body movement; psychomotor activity; physical violence; assessment of humans; asylum seeker; psychomotor diagnostic instrument; psychomotor therapy