Eurythmy Therapy in anxiety.

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dc.contributor.authorKienle, Gunver
dc.contributor.authorHampton Schwab, Jane
dc.contributor.authorMurphy, John Bernard
dc.contributor.authorAndersson, Peter
dc.contributor.authorLunde, Gunvor
dc.contributor.authorKiene, Helmut
dc.contributor.authorHamre, Harald
dc.date.accessioned2025-02-06T18:24:28Z
dc.date.available2025-02-06T18:24:28Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractAnxiety is a highly frequent condition; many patients seek complementary treatment. One of these is anthroposophic medicine (AM) using therapeutic approaches that are based on a distinct concept of the human organism, illness, and healing. AM is applied in anxiety; however, little is known about underlying therapeutic concepts, the effectiveness, and the modalities of clinical reasoning and judgment. Presented is a 21-year-old woman who had suffered from severe and increasing anxiety for 6 months, which had led to social isolation and complete sick leave from work. She had attended an AM health care center and counseling at a psychiatric hospital but had not improved significantly after 6 months. Eurythmy therapy (EYT) was then applied for 8 weeks. Within the AM pathophysiological context, the patient was diagnosed as having stress-induced anxiety based on a juvenile disturbance of the rhythmical system. Associated symptoms were specific anomalies in the patient's eurythmy movement pattern, a "breathed-in-upwards syndrome." In the EYT sessions, clear interconnections between EYT-exercises and symptom-relief were observable, paralleled by a substantial relief of the patient's anxiety. EYT might have some impact on anxiety syndrome and should be investigated in more detail. Video: http://ifaemm.de/Video/EURYTHMY_all.flv
dc.identifier.citationKienle, G. S., Hampton Schwab, J., Murphy, J. B., Andersson, P., Lunde, G., Kiene, H., & Hamre, H. J. (2011). Eurythmy Therapy in anxiety. Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine, 17(4), 56–63.
dc.identifier.issn1078-6791
dc.identifier.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9498-5944
dc.identifier.other22314634
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14430/761
dc.language.isoen
dc.relation.urlhttps://www.ifaemm.de/publikationen/
dc.subject.meshActivities of Daily Living
dc.subject.meshAdaptation, Psychological
dc.subject.meshAnxiety
dc.subject.meshExercise
dc.subject.meshHealth Status
dc.subject.meshHeart Rate
dc.subject.meshMind-Body Therapies
dc.subject.meshQuality of Life
dc.subject.meshTreatment Outcome
dc.subject.meshYoung Adult
dc.titleEurythmy Therapy in anxiety.
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.titleAltern Ther Health Med
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