Date of Award
12-17-2016
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Art in Dance/Movement Therapy and Counseling (MA)
Department
Creative Arts Therapies
First Advisor
Imus, Susan
Second Advisor
Downey, Laura
Third Advisor
Young, Jessica
Keywords
dance/movement therapy, phenomenological, women, postpartum depression, birth, cognitive behavioral therapy, exercise.
Abstract
This thesis was a phenomenological study, which investigated the lived experience of four women who had changes in mood and behavior postpartum. The purpose of this study was to fully understand the actual experience of women going through the changes instead of basing interventions off of a list of symptoms in a book. The study culminated in the development of three client centered dance/movement therapy interventions to treat the changes in mood and behavior that the participants experienced in hopes of preventing a formal diagnosis of postpartum depression. This study expanded the literature related to the treatment of postpartum depression, which is primarily limited to cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and the use of exercise. This study also laid the foundation for future research on the use of dance/movement therapy as an evidenced based modality for postpartum depression. 76 pages.
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Recommended Citation
Levison, Tonia, "Moving After Baby: Developing Informed Dance/Movement Therapy Interventions for Symptoms of Postpartum Depression" (2016). Creative Arts Therapies Theses. 73.
https://digitalcommons.colum.edu/theses_dmt/73