A Case Study for Anorexia Nervosa : Social Skills Development by the Dance/Movement Therapy

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The purpose of this study is to figure out whether dance/movement therapy affect on developing social skill of serious Anorexia Nervosa patients. The program for subjects is developed based on Chace ＆ Espenak's phenomenological approach, and movement were composed for getting body images. Informant(Margaret) has serious Anorexia Nervosa, Depression, and OCD. She had extreme weight reduction(36.8kg) for 11 months, losing sensation, and suicidal drive. Therefore she was hospitalized in M hospital in New York. She was treated 10 times(each 60min) for 2 weeks by participating in dane/movement therapy program.
The program was composed with movement to develope body images that stressing on enhancement of social skill such as feeling of movement, cooperation, self confidence, and conversation. She refused to participate in first course, however, in second course she became open-hearted and friendly. As courses was going on, she attempt to express herself and to create and imitate. After 6th course she had conversation with other participants and expressed her will. After 8th course she salutes and became critical to other's movement. She was a pessimistic participant through entire program, however, she achieved basic social skills that of normal people.