Cynthia Price
Dissociation reduction in body therapy during sexual abuse recovery
University of Washington
study purpose examine dissociation body therapy women receiving psychotherapy childhood sexual abuse initial intervention study provided opportunity examine dissociation sample 24 women received eight 1h body therapy sessions dissociative experiences scale served predictor variable outcome measures reflected psychological physical health body connection repeated measures analysis variance used examine dissociation reduction across time pearson correlations used describe associations relative change dissociation outcomes results demonstrated greatest change reduction dissociation incremental effect across time strong association change dissociation health outcomes high dissociation baseline moderate levels predicted positive outcomes results demonstrated importance moderate dissociation indicator distress central role dissociation reduction health healing