F20-F29
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Intervention Group (Manualized Body Psychotherapy / Dance Movement Therapy á 20 sessions x 1.5 hours in 10 weeks delivered by three dance movement therapists in eight groups at three psychiat
Manual of F. Röhrich & N. Papadoupolous, 2000)
Group 2: Waiting List Control Group (TAU
in this case no treatment other than their usual medication, all patients were out-patients).
Sponsors
Psychiatrische Universitätsklinik Heidelberg EU-Projekt TESIS
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
14 Years to 65 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Diagnosis of a schizophrenia spectrum disorder IDC-10: F20.x, F25.x; Outpatient; Stable medication
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: phase of acute psychosis; history of brain trauma, neurological or internistic disease, affecting movement abilities; withdrawal of consent; alcohol or substance abuse or dependency within 24 months prior to participation or substance induced psychosis; IQ < 70; pronounced language barriers;
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Improvement of Negative Symptoms, particularly Blunted Affect, measured with the Scale for the Assessment of Negative Symptoms (SANS), before and after 20 sessions (10 weeks) of movement therapy | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Improvement of Well-Being, measured with the Heidelberg State Inventory (HSI; Koch, Morlinghaus, & Fuchs, 2007), before and after 20 sessions (10 weeks) of movement therapy | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactThomas Fuchs
Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg
Outcome results
None listed