Department Midwifery, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy and Psychomotor Therapy University College Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Department Midwifery, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy and Psychomotor Therapy University College Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
J Bodyw Mov Ther. 2021 Oct;28:202-211. doi: 10.1016/j.jbmt.2021.07.001. Epub 2021 Jul 19.
The prevalence of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) among Danish military veterans is estimated to be around 10%, and treatment primarily consists of recommended psychological trauma-focused therapy.
The aim of the study was to explore veterans' experiences of their body and its potential transfer of that experience in their daily life after BBAT.
A hermeneutic-phenomenological qualitative study using semi-structured individual interviews was used. A slightly modified Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis was applied in the data analysis. The participants were four Danish military veterans with PTSD who had completed 12 individual sessions of BBAT in addition to psychological trauma-focused therapy.
All participants found the BBAT treatment sessions calming and reported the overall treatment was a positive experience. Three participants experienced increased body awareness and were able to apply the exercises and principles of BBAT in their daily lives to varying degrees. All participants estimated the benefits would have been greater with more sessions.
BBAT showed potential for enhancing the bodily awareness of military veterans with PTSD experience and their ability to apply that awareness in their daily life. The degree of transfer of this skill to everyday life appeared to be dependent on the participants' mentalizing capacity.
The results indicate a benefit in using body-oriented therapies such as BBAT in the treatment of military veterans with PTSD, as a supplement to trauma-focused treatment although it is hard to distinguish which treatment had which effect or if the combination of psychotherapy and BBAT had a joint effect. Future studies are needed due to the limited research in this field.
据估计，丹麦退役军人中创伤后应激障碍（PTSD）的患病率约为 10%，主要治疗方法为推荐的心理创伤聚焦疗法。
本研究旨在探讨退役军人在接受 BBAT 治疗后日常生活中身体体验及其潜在转移。
采用半结构式个体访谈进行了一项阐释现象学定性研究。在数据分析中应用了稍作修改的解释现象学分析。参与者为 4 名接受过 12 次 BBAT 治疗（除心理创伤聚焦疗法外）的丹麦 PTSD 退役军人。
所有参与者都认为 BBAT 治疗课程能使人平静，并报告总体治疗是一次积极的体验。3 名参与者体验到了更高的身体意识，并能够在不同程度上将 BBAT 的练习和原则应用于日常生活中。所有参与者都估计，如果有更多的治疗课程，他们会获得更大的收益。
BBAT 显示出增强 PTSD 退役军人身体意识及其将这种意识应用于日常生活的能力的潜力。这种技能向日常生活中的转移程度似乎取决于参与者的心理化能力。
结果表明，在 PTSD 退役军人的治疗中使用身体导向疗法（如 BBAT）作为创伤聚焦治疗的补充可能有益，尽管很难区分哪种治疗有哪种效果，或者心理治疗和 BBAT 的结合是否有共同的效果。由于该领域的研究有限，需要进一步的研究。
