Systematic Literature Review of the Impact of Dance/exercise Therapy on the Management of Depression

Abstract

Dance movement therapy integrates art and science. It is an interdisciplinary discipline that marries body, movement, dance and psychology, and is a method of psychotherapy that has biological, psychological and social functions to compensate for deficits. Dance movement therapy sees a fundamental interconnection between the mind and the body and emphasises that what affects the body also affects the mind reciprocally. When mind-body integration is lacking, individuals will suffer from a variety of psychological disorders. Therefore, the core principles of dance movement therapy emphasise that holistic individual health is embodied in the integration of mind and body, that body movement is expressive and communicative, and that dance movement therapy utilises body movement as a method of assessing the individual and as a means of clinical intervention, and that the current exploration of the discipline of dance movement therapy provides a certain theoretical reference point for further in-depth exploration.