Treatment Effects of GIM Therapy

Datos Bibliográficos

ID4658993
AutoresDag Körlin, Björn Wrangsjö
Año2002
Volumen11
Número1
Páginas3-15
Fecha de publicación2002-01-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaNordisk Tidsskrift for Musikkterapi (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0803-9828 • E-ISSN: 1944-8260
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/08098130209478038
OpenAlexW2002124330
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas7
Referencias citadas14

Thirty individual Guided Imagery and Music (GIM) therapies have been evaluated using the Symptom Check List 90 (SCL–90), The Inventory of Interpersonal Problems (IIP) and the Sense of Coherence (SOC) scale. The application of normative Swedish data to the pretreatment SCL–90 ratings produced two distinct subpopulations, a dysfunctional and a functional group. Apart from high symptom scores, the dysfunctional group had a high proportion of psychiatric complaints, whereas the functional group mostly consisted of clients coming for self–actualization, interpersonal problems and crisis reactions. Indications of clinical improvement were found in the movement of six often persons from dysfunctional to functional status according to the SCL–90 scores. The functional group had effect sizes mainly in a low to moderate range. However, in contrast to the dysfunctional group, they showed improvements in subscales of the SCL–90 and IIP that are generally reported to be hard to change through psychotherapy. In the SOC, both functional and dysfunctional groups showed moderate beneficial effects in the Manageability subscale, interpreted as a reflection of increased imagined competence. Keywords: Guided Imagery and Music (GIM), Psychotherapy outcome, Music Therapy, Creative Arts Therapies, Symbolization

Dysfunctional family · Group psychotherapy · Interpersonal communication · Music therapy · Psychotherapist · Clinical Psychology · Music Therapy and Health · Neuroscience and Music Perception · Pain Management and Placebo Effect · Psychology · Social Psychology