Heal M, O'Hara J
Learning Disabilities Care Group, Forest Healthcare Trust, Leytonstone, London, UK.
Br J Med Psychol. 1993 Mar;66(1):33-41. doi: 10.1111/j.2044-8341.1993.tb01724.x.
Where words fail, music may be a medium through which to explore one's inner world and experiences. Psychodynamic approaches have helped us to understand what it means to be handicapped (e.g. Sinason, 1992). The subtleties of diagnosing anorexia nervosa have recently been recognized in this group (e.g. Cottrell & Crisp, 1984). Music therapy has been used with clients of normal intelligence who have eating disorders (Nolan, 1989; Sloboda, 1993; Smeijsters & van den Hurk 1993). This article illustrates the music therapy of a woman with Down's syndrome (IQ = 50) and anorexia nervosa. It describes her management and progress in music therapy in relation to her external world and anorectic behaviours.
当言语无法表达时，音乐或许是探索一个人内心世界和经历的媒介。心理动力学方法帮助我们理解了残障意味着什么（例如，西纳森，1992年）。最近，这一群体中神经性厌食症诊断的微妙之处已得到认可（例如，科特雷尔和克里斯普，1984年）。音乐疗法已被应用于患有饮食失调症的智力正常的患者（诺兰，1989年；斯洛博达，1993年；斯梅伊斯特斯和范登赫克，1993年）。本文阐述了一名患有唐氏综合征（智商=50）和神经性厌食症的女性的音乐治疗情况。它描述了她在音乐治疗中的管理情况以及与外部世界和厌食行为相关的进展。
