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Exploring Embodied and Bioenergetic Approaches in Trauma Therapy [EN]

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Exploring Embodied and Bioenergetic Approaches in Trauma Therapy [EN]

Exploring Embodied and Bioenergetic Approaches in Trauma Therapy: Observing Somatic Experience and Olfactory Memory

Authors: Sara Invitto and Patrizia Moselli | Published in: Brain Sciences 14, no. 4: 385 | https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci14040385

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Abstract: Recent studies highlight how body psychotherapy is becoming highly cited, especially in connection with studies on trauma-related disorders. This review highlights the theoretical assumptions and recent points in common with embodied simulation and new sensory theories by integrating bioenergetic analysis, embodiment, and olfactory memory in trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) therapy. Embodied memory, rooted in sensorimotor experiences, shapes cognitive functions and emotional responses. Trauma, embodied in somatic experiences, disrupts these processes, leading to symptoms such as chronic pain and dissociation. The literature discussed highlights the impact of burning odors on individuals with PTSD and those who have experienced childhood maltreatment. Burning odors can increase stress and heart rate in war veterans, with sensitivity to these odors intensifying over time since the trauma. Additionally, adults who experienced childhood maltreatment exhibit faster processing of unpleasant odors and increased symptom severity. Grounding techniques, such as adopting a balanced posture, enhance breathing and sensory capabilities, potentially aiding in managing symptoms associated with trauma-related disorders such as PTSD.

Keywords: olfactory memory; post-traumatic stress disorder; bioenergetic analysis; embodied cognition; embodied simulation

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Doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci14040385
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Bioenergetic Analysis Clinical Evidence Map [EN] [PT]

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Bioenergetic Analysis Clinical Evidence Map [EN] [PT]

Bioenergetic Analysis Clinical Evidence Map

Research Committee 2023 | Date of publication: 2023

Evidence Map (EN): https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/bireme/viz/analise-bionergetica-en/evidence-map

Evidence Map (PT) : https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/bireme/viz/analise-bionergetica-pt/evidence-map

This map presents an overview of the clinical effectiveness evidence of Bioenergetic Analysis and derived interventions for different health outcomes, i.e., Mental Disorders and Indicators, Well-being and Quality of Life, Organic Diseases and Metabolic and Physiological Indicators.

The study was based on the application of the methodology developed by the International Impact Evaluation (3iE) for mapping evidence and its gaps, which consists of mapping and graphically representing the characteristics and findings of the evidence analyzed from primary clinical studies and systematic reviews, associating the effect of specific interventions in the area with the clinical outcomes analyzed, in addition to linking other information such the quality of the study (level of confidence), the population, and the focus country.

On the map, associations are represented on the Tableau Platform through geometric shapes and different colours representing the effect (positive, potentially positive, inconclusive) and the level of confidence (high, moderate, low, or critically low) of the reported evidence. All geometric shapes lead to the list of study titles with a link to the full text.

Eligible for inclusion in the Evidence Map were the following: studies that presented clinical interventions aimed at delimited clinical outcomes, studies that reported Bioenergetic Analysis interventions (individual and/or group), body psychotherapy studies (individual and/or group) that included references from Bioenergetic Analysis or were based on the field, exercise studies derived from bioenergetic analysis (Trauma Release Exercises (TRE), grounding and movement groups), and device-mediated grounding studies, considering these last ones as derivations of the classical concept of grounding, which is a central element of Bioenergetic Analysis.

Therefore, we considered literature reviews and systematic reviews, controlled clinical trials, uncontrolled clinical trials, cohort studies, prospective and retrospective observational studies, case series, case studies, and experience reports. These studies were available in English, Spanish, Portuguese, and German, and were published in peer-reviewed scientific media.

To assess the quality of studies, two tools were used: the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool (MMAT), which was applied to studies involving primary data and the Measurement Tool to Assess Systematic Reviews (AMSTAR 2), which was used to evaluate systematic reviews. The MMAT offers a comprehensive method for evaluating the quality of studies that employ qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods, addressing different aspects of the research, including design, data collection, and analysis. The AMSTAR 2 provides a rigorous framework for the critical assessment of systematic reviews, considering the selection, methodological assessment, and synthesis of the included studies.

All the studies could answer in some way the following research question: how effective is Bioenergetic Analysis for health outcomes? All studies were evaluated, characterized, and categorized by a group of researchers in the field of Bioenergetic Analysis and had the support of experts in the Evidence Map methodology.

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The Concept of Orgon Energy [DE]

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The Concept of Orgon Energy [DE]

Das Konzept der Orgonenergie von Wilhelm Reich

Author: Rainer Mahr | Forum der Bioenergetischen Analyse, Number 12 | p.65-68 | ISSN 0946-8846

The Concept of Orgon Energy of Wilhelm Reich

Zusammenfassung: "Ich zeige die sehr ernsthaften Forschungen von Reich in biologischen und physikalischen Fragen, um die Struktur und Form der Energie zu ergründen, die biologische und psychische Prozesse des Lebens und der Menschen steuert. Sie können über die Geschichte lesen, wie Reich die "Orgonenergie" entdeckte. Haben diese Konzepte heute eine Bedeutung in unseren Diskussionen?"

Abstract: "I show the very serious researches of Reich in biological and physical issues to find out structure and shape of the energy which controls biological and psychic processes of life and human beings. You can read about the history of how Reich discovered 'orgon energy'. Do these concepts have any importance in our discussions of today?"

Empirical Research in Bioenergetic Analysis [EN]

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Empirical Research in Bioenergetic Analysis [EN]

Empirical Research in Bioenergetic Analysis: The State of the Art

Author: Carl H. Shubs | Published in: IIBA Clinical Journal - Issue: 1985 - Vol 1 - Num 2 | Date of publication: 1985

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Evaluation of the Effectiveness [EN] [DE]

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Evaluation of the Effectiveness [EN] [DE]

Eine Multizenterstudie in Deutschland und der Schweiz

Vorläufige Ergebnisse zur Wirksamkeit von Körperpsychotherapien in ambulanten Einrichtunge

Authors: Margit Koemeda-Lutz, Martin Kaschke, Dirk Revenstorf, Thomas Scherrmann, Halko Weiss, Ulrich Soeder | Psychotherapie, Psychosomatik, Medizinische Psychologie PPmP 56 | pp. 480-487 | Date of publication: 2006

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Zum Abschluss einer Multizenterstudie zur begleitenden Evaluation der Wirksamkeit von ambulanten Körperpsychotherapien in Deutschland und der Schweiz werden die wichtigsten Ergebnisse vorgelegt. Von 38 Mitgliedsinstitutionen der European Association for Body Psychotherapy (EABP) nahmen 3 deutsche und 5 Schweizer Mitglieder teil. Die Schweizer Institute sind außerdem Mitglieder der Schweizer Charta für Psychotherapie.

Zu verschiedenen Messzeitpunkten (Therapiebeginn, ein halbes Jahr nach Therapiebeginn, Therapieende [max. 2 Jahre nach Therapiebeginn]) wurden mittels gut eingeführter Fragebogen (u. a. BAI, BDI, SCL-90-R, IIP-D) Symptome und Befindlichkeit der PatientInnen erhoben. Inzwischen liegen auch Daten zur 1-Jahres-Katamnese vor. PatientInnen, die eine körperpsychotherapeutische Behandlung aufsuchen (n = 342 nahmen an der Studie teil), sind in Hinblick auf soziodemografische und psychopathologische Merkmale mit anderen ambulanten PsychotherapiepatientInnen vergleichbar. Nach sechs Monaten Behandlung haben diese PatientInnen eine signifikante Besserung (n = 253) mit kleinen bis mittleren Intra-Class-Effektstärken erfahren.

Zum Behandlungsende bzw. spätestens nach 2 Jahren Behandlung (n = 160), wurden in allen Skalen große Effekte erzielt. Katamnestische Daten (1 Jahr nach Therapieende) liegen für 42 PatientInnen vor. Symptomreduktion und Befindlichkeit sind stabil geblieben.

Die AutorInnen werten diese Ergebnisse als Nachweis der Wirksamkeit der untersuchten körperpsychotherapeutischen Methoden unter ambulanten Praxisbedingungen und ordnen ihre Studie der Phase IV („Routineanwendungen”) sowie dem Bereich der naturalistischen Feldforschungsstudien mit einem Level-I-Evidenzgrad zu.

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A multicentered study in Germany and Switzerland

Preliminary Results Concerning the Effectiveness of Body Psychotherapies in Outpatient Settings

Preliminary results of an outcome study on routine applications of body psychotheapy in outpatient settings are reported. Out of 38 member institutions of the European Association for Body Psychotherapy (EABP) 8 are participating in this study. At 3 points of measurement (at the beginning, after 6 months, and at the end of therapy) established questionaires (e.g.Beck Anxiety INventory, Beck Depression Inventory, Symptom Check List-90-R, Inventory of Interpersonal Problems-D) were answered by patients. Patients in body-psychotherapeutic treatment (n=157) are compared to other outpatient psychotherapeutic patients with regard to socio-demographic data, level of impairment and psychopathology.

After 6 months of therapy patients (N=78) have significantly improved with small to moderate intraclass effect sizes. AFter two years of treatment, large effect sizes are attained in all scales (N=21), the data base presently available for this latter result still being small.

Results from a multi-center evaluation study of body-psychotherapies are reported.

The design is naturalistic and evaluates the effectiveness of routine applications of body-psychotherapy in outpatient settings. 3 German and 5 Swiss member institutes of the European Association for Body Psychotherapy (EABP: 38 members) participated, the Swiss institutes also being members of the Schweizer Charta für Psychotherapie. At three points of measurement (at intake, after 6 months and at the end of therapy [after two years at maximum]) well established questionnaires (e. g. BAI, BDI, SCL-90-R, IIP-D) were administered. Meanwhile we also have catamnestic data at 1 year after termination of therapy (n = 42). Patients who seek body-psychotherapeutic treatment (n = 342 participated in the study) compare to other outpatient psychotherapeutic patients concerning sociodemographic data, level of impairment and psychopathology. After six months of therapy (n = 253) these patients have significantly improved with small to moderate intraclass effect sizes. At the end of therapy or after two years of treatment at maximum (n = 160) large effect sizes are attained in all scales. These are lasting results according to catamnestic data (n = 42). This naturalistic prospective field study claims to supply evidence for the effectiveness of the evaluated body-psychotherapeutic methods and to classify as phase IV- („routine application”) and level I-evidence.

Bioenergetic Exercises [EN]

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Bioenergetic Exercises [EN]

Bioenergetic exercises and other practices of body awareness

The effect on endurance-sport athletes after a 8 weeks practice

Marcello Zoni | Italy

Abstract: Bioenergetics is a way of understanding personality through energetic processes, that is the production of energy by breathing, by the metabolism and the discharge of energy through movement. According to Lowen and other doctors, psychologists, and psychiatrists, the mind and body can influence each other: what you think influences how you feel and vice-versa. Thinking and feeling are deeply influenced by energetic factors. Chronic tension and rigidity reduce vitality and lower energy. Stiffness is due to prolonged periods of stress, which the organism faces without any possibility of removing the excess tension.

Bioenergetics works may comprehend exercises, which help people come in contact with their chronic tensions and learn how to release them using the proper movements. People who practice these kind of exercises experienced some advantages in their amount of energy, in their mood, and in their performances (at their job or in other activities). These exercises also help improve posture, allow for deeper breathing, and increase self-esteem. However, empirical research on the impact of different types of bioenergetic exercises on adults in general, and especially on athletes, is still insufficient.

The study is a small step towards filling the gap. We analyzed the effect of the bioenergetics exercises and of some mindfulness and yoga techniques on the reduction of the physical and mental stress levels. This produced an improvement of athletic performances, of general health conditions, of mood and of some important parameters (Heart Rating, VO2 Maximum, aerobic strength) which are fundamental for the effort required to participate in endurance sports such as running, cycling, triathlon and which also caused a reduced risk of injury. In particular, this pilot study used a mixed method approach, combining a qualitative questionnaire with a pre-test and post-test experiment over two periods, with a control group, in order to understand how an eight week training period, including bioenergetic exercises, yoga, and mindfulness exercises can decrease stress levels, improve joint flexibility and influence health and wellness in a cross-section of professional and recreational athletes.

The preliminary results suggested that the training participants experienced a higher level of body awareness, a better capacity to handle the stress and the emotional factors of competition, as well as declaring a lower perceived effort during training and competition. However further research is needed in order to better understand the relation between bioenergetic exercises with other psycho-physical practices and the competitive performances.

Keywords: bioenergetic, stress, qualitative research, pilot study, mixed method

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Quantitative Studies including Bioenergetic Analysis [EN]

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Quantitative Studies including Bioenergetic Analysis [EN]

Quantitative Studies including Bioenergetic Analysis

Courtesy of the Swiss Society for Bioenergetic Analysis (SGBAT)

1. Therapist Effects on Treatment Outcome in Psychotherapy: A Multilevel Modelling Analysis

Authors: Berglar, J., Crameri, A., von Wyl, A., Koemeda-Lutz, M., Köhler, M., Staczan, P., Schulthess, P. & Tschuschke, V. | Date of publication: 2016

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2. Sensitivity analysis in multiple imputation in effectiveness studies of psychotherapy

Authors: Crameri, A., von Wyl, A., Koemeda-Lutz, M., Schulthess, P. & Tschuschke, V. | Published in: Front. Psychol. | Date of publication July 27, 2015

Online version: http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01042

3. The Brief Symptom Inventory and the Outcome Questionnaire-45 in the Assessment of the Outcome Quality of Mental Health Interventions

Authors: Crameri, A., Schuetz, C., Andreae, A., Koemeda-Lutz, M., Schulthess, P., Tschuschke, V. & von Wyl, A. | Published in: Psychiatry Journal, Volume 2016, Article ID 7830785, 14 pages | Date of publication: 2016

Online version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/7830785
Online version: http://www.hindawi.com/journals/psychiatry/2016/7830785/

4. What do Human Bodies Tell us? In Search of Statistically Significant Empirical Confirmation for “The Language of the Body”. A Study in Bioenergetic Body Diagnostics

Auhtors: Koemeda-Lutz M & Peter H. | Published in: Bioenergetic Analysis – The Clinical Journal of the IIBA 2002, 13 (1) pp. 77-94. Original Paper: Psychotherapie Forum 2001 (9) pp. 51-61 | Date of publication: 2002

5. Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Body Psychotherapy in Outpatient Settings. A Multi-Center Study in Germany and Switzerland

Authors: Koemeda-Lutz M., Kaschke, M.,Revenstorf, D.,Scherrmann, T.,Weiss, H. und Soeder, U. | Published in: Heinrich V Handbook Bioenergetic Analysis | pp. 513 – 532 & Original Paper in: Psychotherapie, Psychosomatik, Medizinische Psychologie PPmP 56 | pp. 480-487 | Date of publication: 2012

Online version: www.thieme.de/ppmp

6. Therapists’ Interventions in Different Psychotherapy Approaches: Category and Temporal Aspects

Authors: Koemeda-Lutz, M., Crameri, A., Tschuschke, V., Schulthess, P., & von Wyl, A. | Published in: International Body Psychotherapy Journal 15 (1) | pp. 37-65 | Date of publication: 2016

7. Searching for Active Factors in Diverse Approaches to Psychotherapy – Types of Intervention and Temporal Aspects – Brief Research Report

Authors: Koemeda-Lutz, M., Crameri, A., Schulthess, P., von Wyl, A. & Tschuschke, V. | Published in: In Bioenergetic Analysis, 26 | pp. 119-136 | Date of publication: 2016

8. Specificity and Pace Variability of Therapists’ Interventions under Naturalistic Conditions

Authors: Koemeda-Lutz, M., Crameri, A., Schulthess, P., von Wyl, A., Tschuschke V. | Published in: International Journal for Psychotherapy 20 (1) | pp. 19-50 | Date of publication: 2016

9. Effects of sex and gender in ten types of psychotherapy

Authors: Staczan, P., Schmuecker, R., Koehler, M., Berglar, J., Crameri, A., von Wyl, A., Koemeda-Lutz, M., Schulthess, P. & Tschuschke, V. | Published in: Psychotherapy Research | DOI:10.1080/10503307.2015.1072285 | Date of publication: August 2015

10. Fundamental Reflections on Psychotherapy Research and Initial Results of the Naturalistic Psychotherapy Study on Outpatient Treatment in Switzerland – PAP-S

Authors: Tschuschke V, Crameri A, Koemeda-Lutz M, Schulthess P, von Wyl A, Weber R | Published in: International Journal for Psychotherapy: Journal of the European Association for Psychotherapy (EAP) 14 | pp. 23 -35 | Date of publication: November 2010

11. Rating Manual for the Objective Evaluation of Therapeutic Interventions of Psychotherapists based on Various Theoretical Concepts

Authors: Tschuschke V, Koemeda-Lutz M, Schlegel M | Published in: Zürich, Schriftenreihe der Schweizer Charta für Psychotherapie, Bd. 3 | ISSN: 1664-395X ISBN: 978-3-9523782-2-9 | Date of publication: 2014
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12. The role of therapists' treatment adherence, professional experience, therapeutic alliance, and clients' severity of psychological problems: Prediction of treatment outcome in eight different psychotherapy approaches. Preliminary results of a naturalistic study

Authors: Tschuschke, V., Crameri, A., Koehler, M., Berglar, J., Muth, K., Staczan, P., von Wyl, A., Schulthess, P. & Koemeda-Lutz, M. | Published in: Psychotherapy Research, vol 25, issue 4, 2015 | pp. 420-434 | Date of publication: 2015

Online version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10503307.2014.896055
Online version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10503307.2014.896055

13. Efficacy of Bioenergetic Psychotherapy with Patients of Known ICD-Diagnosis. A Retrospective Evaluation

14. The PAP-S (Practice of Ambulant Psycho-therapy-Study), Switzerland: Study Design and Feasibility

Authors: Wyl, A., Crameri, A., Koemeda, M. Tschuchke, V. & Schulthess, P. | Date of publication (revised edition): 2016

Online version: http://dx.doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-1100
Online version: https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/1099

The “Grounding” of Bioenergetic Concepts [DE]

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The “Grounding” of Bioenergetic Concepts [DE]

Das “Grounding” bioenergetischer Konzepte aus biologischer Sicht

Rainer Mahr | Lecture presented at the 22nd International IIBA Conference in Palermo, Sicily | 2013

Laut den bioenergetischen Konzepten drückt sich alles, was in der menschlichen Psyche passiert, im Körper aus. Das bedeutet, dass es in biologischen, chemischen und physiologischen Prozessen abläuft und durch physische Eingriffe beeinflusst werden kann. Wenn diese Theorie wahr ist, müssen diese Prozesse in biologischen Kategorien beschrieben werden und diesen entsprechen.

Dieses Papier versucht, die Bioenergetische Analyse aus biologischer Sicht zu beschreiben. Die biologischen Prozesse werden als Grundlage der bioenergetischen Konzepte betrachtet.

Die biologischen Prozesse werden nicht im Detail beschrieben, sondern eher wie ein Blaupausenplan, um ein besseres Verständnis davon zu bekommen, was in der körperpsychotherapeutischen Arbeit geschieht.

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The “Grounding” of Bioenergetic Concepts from a Biological Point of View

According to the bioenergetic concepts everything that happens in the human psyche expresses itself in the body. That means it happens with biological, chemical and physiological processes and it can be influenced by physical interventions. If this theory is true then these processes must be described in biological categories and must comply with them.

This paper tries to describe Bioenergetic Analysis from the biological point of view. The biological processes are seen as the base, as the grounding of bioenergetic concepts.
The biological processes are not described in detail but somewhat like a blueprint to understand a little bit more what is going on in body psychotherapeutic work.

Energy and Identity [EN] [DE]

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Energy and Identity [EN] [DE]

Energie und Identität

Author: Rainer Mahr | Published in: Forum der Bioenergetischen Analyse, Nummber 1 1995 | pp. 39-52 | ISSN 0946-8846 | Date of publication: 1995

English Version: Body and Identity, First Clinical Congress of the European Federation for Bioenergetic Analysis-Psychotherapy | pp. 21-134

Italian Version: Societa Italiana di Analisi Bioenergetica (SIAB)

Zusammenfassung: "Dies ist mein erster Versuch, das Konzept der Bioenergetischen Analyse mit Ideen und Konzepten der modernen Physik, Biologie und Physiologie zu beschreiben. Dies scheint notwendig zu sein, da die Bioenergetische Analyse Begriffe aus diesen Wissenschaften verwendet, um körperliche Prozesse zu beschreiben und zu zeigen, wie man sie modifizieren kann. Doch die Art und Weise, wie diese Begriffe verwendet werden, entspricht nicht ihrer wissenschaftlichen Definition. Es wird nicht beschrieben, was tatsächlich im Körper passiert.

Ich habe mich auf den Begriff 'Energie' konzentriert. Ich versuche zu zeigen, wie dieser Blickwinkel das bioenergetische Konzept weiterentwickeln kann. Mit einigen Ideen zur Energie auf subatomarer Ebene lässt sich vielleicht mit physischen und körperlichen Kategorien die Bedeutung von 'Beziehung', 'Intuition', 'nonverbale Kommunikation' erklären. Prozesse der Übertragung und Gegenübertragung erhalten einen 'physischen' Körper. Die Einheit von Körper, Seele und Geist findet durch den Begriff 'Energie' eine neue Grundlage. Die energetischen Prozesse auf subatomarer Ebene zeigen Strukturen, die denen der mentalen und psychischen ähnlich sind."

Energy and Identity

Abstract: "This is my first effort to describe the concept of Bioenergetic Analysis with ideas and concepts of modern physics, biology and physiology. This seems being necessary for Bioenergetic Analysis uses terms of these sciences to describe bodily processes and shows how to modify them. But how they are used is not corresponding to their scientific definition. It is not described what is really going on in the body itself. I focused on the term of 'energy'.

I try to show how this point of view is able to develop further the bioenergetic concept. With some ideas of energy from subatomatic level perhaps you can explain with physical and bodily categories the meaing of 'relationship', 'intuition', 'nonverbal communication'. Processes of transference and countertransference will get a 'physical' body. The unity of body, soul and mind will find a new base by the term of 'energy'. The energetic processes on the subatomatic level shows structures similar to those of the mental and psychic ones.

Migraine and Bioenergetic Analysis [DE]

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Migraine and Bioenergetic Analysis [DE]

Migräne und Boenergetische Analyse

Author: Rainer Mahr | Der Körper in der Psychotherapie, Dagmar Hoffmann | Publisher: Axthelm, Transform | pp. 179-185 | ISBN 3-926692-21-9 | Date of publication: 1991

Zusammenfassung: Dies ist eine Studie zur bioenergetischen Arbeit mit einem Patienten mit Migräne.

Migraine and Bioenergetic Analysis

Abstract: This is a study of the bioenergetic work with a patient with migraine.

Body-Therapy between Psychoanalysis [EN] [DE]

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Body-Therapy between Psychoanalysis [EN] [DE]

Körperpsychotherapie zwischen Psychoanalyse und Physik

Author: Rainer Mahr | Energie und Charakter, Nummer 14 | Publisher: David Boadella, Benhard Maul | Date of publication: 1996

Zusammenfassung: Die Körperpsychotherapie zeigt, dass die Psychotherapie insgesamt mit dem menschlichen Organismus und seinen Prozessen verbunden ist. Wir erfahren nur von psychischen Phänomenen durch deren Ausdruck im menschlichen Körper, sei es durch Sprechen oder durch den Körper selbst. Selbst die Kommunikation mit der Seele ist nur durch die Verarbeitung des Körpers möglich.

Psychotherapeutische Prozesse sind immer energetische Prozesse, denn die moderne Physik besagt, dass es in unserem Universum nichts außer Energie gibt. Darüber hinaus kann man zeigen, dass die Lebensprozesse des Menschen energetische Regulationsprozesse sind. Daher wären auch mentale und psychische Phänomene energetische Prozesse.

Body-Therapy between Psychoanalysis and Physics

Abstract: Body psychotherapy shows that psychotherapy altogether is involved with the human organism and its processes. We only know about psychic phenomenas by its expression of the human body either by talking or by the body itself. Even comunication with the soul is only possible by processing of the body.

Psychotherapeutic processes are always energetic processes for moder physics says that there is nothing in our universe but energy. Besides you can show that the human processes of life are energetic processes of regulation. So, mental and psychic phenomenas would be energetic processes too.

Efficacy of Bioenergetic Therapies [DE]

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Efficacy of Bioenergetic Therapies [DE]

Zur Wirksamkeit bioenergetischer Psychotherapien und Stabilität des Therapieresultats: Eine retrospektive Untersuchung

Authors: Christa D.Ventling and Urs Gerhard | Psychotherapeut 45 | pp. 230–236 | Date of publication: 2000

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Zusammenfassung: Die vorliegende Arbeit berichtet über eine retrospektive Untersuchung zur Erfassung der Wirksamkeit sowie der Stabilität des Therapieerfolgs bioenergetischer Einzeltherapien von Erwachsenen in Privatpraxen. Im Frühjahr 1997 wurden mittels eines Fragebogens von 16 Bioenergetikern und Bioenergetikerinnen1 (Zugunsten der Lesefreundlichkeit werden zukünftig geschlechtsneutrale Formulierungen verwendet) (6 Mediziner, 10 Psychologen) der Schweizerischen Gesellschaft für Bioenergetische Analyse und Therapie (SGBAT) Daten über insgesamt 319 Patienten zusammengetragen, deren abgeschlossene Therapien von mindestens 20 Sitzungen wenigstens 6 Monate und längstens 6 Jahre zurücklagen.

Es wurde ein Fragebogen konstruiert und an die 319 ehemaligen Patienten verschickt. Dieser anonym zu beantwortende Fragebogen enthält Fragen zum psychischen und körperlichen Befinden, zu interpersonellen und psychosomatischen Problemen sowie zur Auswirkung von Körperarbeit auf Körperbewusstsein, Einsichten und Lebensqualität. Von den 319 angeschriebenen Patienten konnten 290 postalisch erreicht werden; 142 (49%) sandten den Fragebogen zurück. Die statistische Auswertung der Daten zeigte, dass die Therapie zu signifikanten positiven Veränderungen in allen Bereichen führte, wobei die Körperarbeit selbst bei ca. der Hälfte der Patienten als ausschlaggebend eingeschätzt wurde.

Das erzielte Therapieergebnis war bei 107 Patienten über die Zeit der Beendigung der Therapie hinaus bis zum Zeitpunkt der Befragung, also über ein halbes bis 6 Jahre, stabil geblieben oder hat sich gar verbessert. Von den 35 PatientInnnen, welche nach Beendigung der bioenergetischen Therapie eine weitere Therapie aufsuchten, wählten 16 nochmals eine körperorientierte Psychotherapie.

Efficacy of Bioenergetic Therapies and Stability of the Therapeutic Result: A Retrospective Investigation

Abstract: This report is a retrospective investigation of the efficacy of bioenergetic therapies given to adults in a private practice setting and also a study of the stability of the therapeutic result achieved. In the spring of 1997 a total of 16 bioenergetic therapists (6 of them medical doctors and 10 psychologists), all CBTs of the Swiss Society of Bioenergetic Therapists (SGBAT), provided upon request a number of data on 319 patients who had terminated their therapies after a minimum of 20 sessions 6 months to 6 years earlier. The data included among others age, sex, hours of therapy, main character structure according to Lowen and ICD-10 diagnosis. A self-evaluating questionnaire was then constructed, to be answered anonymously, and sent to these 319 patients in late summer 1997; 290 of them could be reached and 149 (49%) answered and returned the questionnaire. It contained questions related to the psychic and physical condition, to interpersonal and psychosomatic problems, and to the effect of body work on physical consciousness, cognitive insights and changes of the quality of life.

The same questions had to be answered retrospectively for three time points: e.g. for the beginning of the therapy, for the end of the therapy and for the present time, e.g. the time of inquiry. Thus a comparative evaluation of the answers of the first two time points allowed conclusions as to the efficacy of the therapy, while a comparison of the last two time points provided insight into the stability of the therapeutic result. Regarding the efficacy of bioenergetic therapies, the statistical analysis of the returned questionnaires showed significant positive changes in all areas questioned. Bioenergetic body work was judged important and indispensable by about half of the patients. Regarding the stability of the therapeutic result, 107 patients indicated a stable or even improved therapeutic result at the time of questioning (which was 6 months to 6 years after having terminated the therapy). Of the 35 patients who since termination of the bioenergetic therapy had chosen to undergo further therapy, 16 of them elected again a body-orientated psychotherapy, of which 8 chose again a bioenergetic therapy but with a therapist of the opposite sex than the original therapist.

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