Music Therapy Perspectives · 1994 · 53 citations · 0 references
EducationPsychiatryPsychologyMental Health CounselingPsychotherapyTrauma-related DisordersCognitive Behavioral TherapyEmotion-focused TherapyMental ImageryPost-traumatic Stress DisorderTrauma-focused PsychotherapyTreatment Of Mental DisordersInpatient Psychiatric AdmissionMusic-based InterventionMusical Imagery TrainingPost-traumatic Stress Disorder CarePost-traumatic Stress Disorder CounselingPosttraumatic Stress Disorder PsychotherapyPsychiatric Inpatient AssessmentSubconscious Expression
The Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music (GIM) has been used in the inpatient psychiatric setting in the treatment of patients with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). GIM has been effective in addressing PTSD symptoms of hyperarousal, intrusion and constriction, and the core experiences of disempowerment and disconnection in both individual and group sessions. The GIM process allows access to subconscious feelings, images, and memories and fosters empowerment and reconnection through self-understanding and an alliance with the therapist.