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What scientific research says about body psychotherapy: A review of the empirical literature on body-oriented psychotherapy

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Article or website name: What scientific research says about body psychotherapy: A review of the empirical literature on body-oriented psychotherapy

Author: May, John

Institution: The Radix Institute

Country: USA

Type: Body-Psychotherapy Education & Courses

URL: www.radix.org

Abstract

(from article) 'Radix is one of many forms of body psychotherapy. I have seen estimates that there are as many as 100 named "brands" of body psychotherapy. Like many forms of body psychotherapy, Radix can trace its roots to the work of Wilhelm Reich. Reich was a controversial figure, revered by some, regarded as a fraud by others. He established his work and theories outside of the traditional scientific and medical communities, and in many ways, in defiance of them. The forms of body psychotherapy that followed tended to inherit this stance apart from the traditional scientific world. One result is that relatively little empirical work on the effects of body-oriented psychotherapy has been published, especially in peer reviewed journals. Until I did one, I don't believe that there had ever been a comprehensive review of the empirical literature on body-oriented psychotherapy. Such a review was badly needed. I spent several months contacting the English language empirical literature on body-oriented psychotherapy. This is a summary of what I found. For those who want to go beyond this summary, a more complete version is in the Proceedings of the Conference of the United States Association for Body Psychotherapy, held in Boulder, Colorado, in June, 1998.'

Details

Author's institution: USABP
Contact: JohnMay63141@aol.com
Language: English
Country origin: USA

Entry number: 3335
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Entry source: Courtenay Young
Entered by: Courtenay Young
Entry date: 1 January 2006

Key Phrases: Body Psychotherapy - Radix
References: 24 refs
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