"Dance Therapy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The use of dancing for therapeutic purposes.
| Descriptor ID |
D003614
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.190.888.374 E02.760.169.063.500.230 E02.779.474.186 E02.831.230 F04.754.278
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| Concept/Terms |
Dance Therapy- Dance Therapy
- Therapy, Dance
- Dance Therapies
- Therapies, Dance
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Dance Therapy" by people in Profiles.
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Life-long music and dance relationships and therapeutic impressions in individuals with and without mild cognitive impairment to inform the design of music- and dance-based therapies. J Alzheimers Dis. 2025 Jun; 105(4):1047-1068.
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Quality assessment and umbrella review of systematic reviews about dance for people with Parkinson's disease. PLoS One. 2024; 19(12):e0311003.
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Online structured dance/movement therapy reduces bodily detachment in depersonalization-derealization disorder. Complement Ther Clin Pract. 2023 May; 51:101749.
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Towards a neurocognitive approach to dance movement therapy for mental health: A systematic review. Clin Psychol Psychother. 2021 Jan; 28(1):24-38.