Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto , Toronto, Canada.
Women's College Research Institute, Women's College Hospital , Toronto, Canada.
J Trauma Dissociation. 2021 Jan-Feb;22(1):52-68. doi: 10.1080/15299732.2020.1760173. Epub 2020 May 18.
This study is a pilot randomized controlled trial that examined the efficacy of a body-oriented group therapy designed to address chronic fear states in the body due to complex trauma. The Trauma and the Body Group (TBG) is a 20-session group psychotherapy that draws upon the principles and techniques of sensorimotor psychotherapy. Thirty-two women with a history of childhood trauma were randomized to immediate treatment or a waitlist control condition. Assessments were conducted one month prior to treatment, immediately after treatment, and six months post-treatment. Significant improvements were found in body awareness, anxiety, and soothing receptivity when comparing treatment to no treatment. The TBG appears to be a valuable tool for helping clients acquire mindfulness and self soothing skills that they can use to reduce posttraumatic symptoms. This study provides preliminary evidence that the TBG provides complex trauma survivors an opportunity to challenge their avoidance of two prominent trauma-related triggers - their bodies and interpersonal relationships - and in so doing may help survivors develop greater body awareness, increase their capacity for self and relational soothing, and reduce their anxiety symptoms.
本研究是一项初步的随机对照试验，旨在检验一种针对因复杂创伤而导致的身体慢性恐惧状态的躯体导向团体治疗的疗效。创伤与躯体团体治疗（TBG）是一种 20 节的团体心理治疗，借鉴了感觉运动心理治疗的原则和技术。32 名有儿童期创伤史的女性被随机分配到立即治疗或等待名单对照组。在治疗前一个月、治疗后立即和治疗后六个月进行评估。与不治疗相比，在躯体意识、焦虑和抚慰接受度方面，治疗组有显著改善。TBG 似乎是一种帮助客户获得正念和自我抚慰技能的有效工具，他们可以用这些技能来减轻创伤后症状。本研究初步证明，TBG 为复杂创伤幸存者提供了一个机会，让他们挑战自己对两个突出的与创伤相关的触发因素——身体和人际关系——的回避，从而帮助幸存者提高躯体意识，增强自我和关系抚慰的能力，并减少焦虑症状。
