The BOdyMind Approach for Medically Unexplained Symptoms

Αbstract

all phases of the research from this embodiment lab are abstracted in the various publications

Aims of research

Investigations of the effects of The BodyMind Approach for supporting people experiencing medically unexplained symptoms

Principal research question(s)

what are the effects?
what are patients' views of the programme?

Principal findings

see publications
overall reliable change on all instruments at post intervention and at 3 and 6 months' follow up experiences included self and body compassion, meaning-making for change

Research Collaborators​
Susan Brooks
Client group
patients in the health care service experiencing chronic (mre tha 6 mnths) medically unexplained symptms (previously termed psychosomatic conditions now also termed somatic symptom distress)
Nature of data collection
interviews; open question questionnaire; measure our own medical profile (MYMOP) instrument for measuring symptoms and wellbeing; PHQ9 for depression; GAD7 for generalized anxiety; GAF for general functioning.
Ethical board approving research
University of Hertfordshire and NHS
Research design
mixed method
Academic level of research
post doctoral research
Related publications by members of research team
Payne, H & Fordham, R. (2008) Group BodyMind Approach to Medically Unexplained Symptoms: Proof of Concept & Potential Cost Savings. Unpublished Report, East of England Development Authority and The University of Hertfordshire
Payne, H (2009a) Medically unexplained conditions and the BodyMind approach. Counselling in Primary Care Review, 10,1, 6-8.
Payne, H.(2009b) The BodyMind Approach to psychotherapeutic groupwork with patients with medically unexplained symptoms: a review of the literature, description of approach and methodology selected for a pilot study. European Journal for Counselling and Psychotherapy. 11, 3,287-310.
Payne, H. (2009c) Pilot study to evaluate dance movement psychotherapy (The BodyMind Approach) with patients with medically unexplained symptoms: Participant and facilitator perceptions and a summary discussion. Int.Journal for Body, Movement & Dance in Psychotherapy. 5, 2, 95-106.
Payne, H. & Stott, D. (2010) Change in the moving bodymind: Quantitative results from a pilot study on the BodyMind Approach (BMA) as groupwork for patients with medically unexplained symptoms (MUS). Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, 10,4, 295-307.
Payne, H (2014) Patient experience: Push past symptom mysteries. The Health Service Journal, 124, 6390, 26-7.
Lin, Y & Payne , H (2014) The BodyMind Approach™, medically unexplained symptoms and personal construct psychology. Body, Movement and Dance in Psychotherapy, 9, 3.
Payne, H (2014) The BodyMind Approach: he treatment of people with medically unexplained symptoms. The Psychotherapist, summer, issue 57, 30-32
Payne, H (2015) The Body speaks its Mind: The BodyMind Approach™ for patients with Medically Unexplained Symptoms in UK primary care. Arts in Psychotherapy, 42,19-27.
Payne, H & Brooks S (2016) Clinical outcomes and cost benefits from The BodyMind Approach™ for Patients with Medically Unexplained Symptoms in Primary Health Care in England: Practice-Based Evidence. Arts in Psychotherapy, 47, 55–65
Payne, H (2016). The BodyMind Approach™. Healthcare, Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, BACP, October, 16, 4,14-18.
Payne, H & Brooks, S (2017) Moving on: The BodyMind Approach™ for medically unexplained symptoms. Public Mental Health Journal, 10, 2.
Payne, H (2017) Transferring research from a Unversity into the National Health Service; Implications for impact. Health Research Systems and Policy, Opinion Piece,15:56 DOI 10.1186/s12961-017-0219-3
Payne, H (2017) The BodyMind Approach: Supporting people with medically unexplained symptoms/somatic symptom disorder. Journal of Psychotherapy and Counselling Psychology Reflections, 2, 2.
Sanders, T; Winter, D & Payne H (2018) Personal constructs of mind-body identity in people who experience medically unexplained symptoms. Journal of Constructivist Psychology, Dec 2018, 0(0), 1–16, 2018, print / 1521-0650 online. doi: 10.1080/10720537.2018.1515047
Payne, H & Brooks, S (2018) Different strokes for different folks: The BodyMind Approach as a learning tool for patients with medically unexplained symptoms to self-manage. Frontiers in Psychology, https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02222 http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02222/full?&utm_source=Email_to_authors_&utm_medium=Email&utm_content=T1_11.5e1_author&utm_campaign=Email_publication&field=&journalName=Frontiers_in_Psychology&id=371037
Payne, H & Brooks, S (2019) Learning to manage medically unexplained symptoms: The BodyMind Approach and the chronic stress response. In preparation.
Payne, H & Brooks, S (2019) Medically unexplained symptoms and attachment theory: The BodyMind Approach®. Frontiers in Psychology, 10:1818. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01818
http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01818/full?&utm_source=Email_to_authors_&utm_medium=Email&utm_content=T1_11.5e1_author&utm_campaign=Email_publication&field=&journalName=Frontiers_in_Psychology&id=433131
Lin, Y & Payne, H (2019) Movement speaks of culture: A study focusing on women with depression in Taiwan. The Arts in Psychotherapy, 64, 39-48.
Payne, H, Jarvis, J & Roberts, A (2020) The BodyMind Approach as transformative learning to promote self-management for patients with medically unexplained symptoms. J of Transformative Education, April issue.
Payne, H & Brooks, S (2020) A qualitative study of the views of patients with medically unexplained symptoms on The BodyMind Approach®: Employing embodied methods and arts practices for self-management. Frontiers in Psychology, section Health Psychology.7 Dec.
http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.554566/full?&utm_source=Email_to_authors_&utm_medium=Email&utm_content=T1_11.5e1_author&utm_campaign=Email_publication&field=&journalName=Frontiers_in_Psychology&id=554566
Payne, H. (2021) The BodyMind Approach® to support students in higher education: Relationships between student stress, medically unexplained physical symptoms and mental health, Innovations in Education and Teaching International, DOI: 10.1080/14703297.2021.1878052
https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/8ZBRUQ2PPMPCRYS23RBX/full?target=10.1080/14703297.2021.1878052
Lin, Y & Payne, H (2021) Effectiveness of the BodyMind Approach® for women with depression and
medically unexplained symptoms in Taiwan. The Arts in Psychotherapy, 73, 101764.
Payne, H & Westland, G. (2021) Editorial, spring Issue. International J Body, Movement and Dance in Psychotherapy.
Payne, H (2018a) The BodyMind Approach: Supporting the wellbeing of patients with chronic medically unexplained symptoms in primary health care in the UK. In: V Karkou et al (eds) Oxford International Handbook on Dance and Wellbeing. Oxford University Press.
Payne, H (2018b) The BodyMind Approach and people affected by medically unexplained
symptoms/somatic symptom disorder. In: H. Payne; S. Koch; J. Tantia and T. Fuchs (2018) Embodied approaches to psychotherapy: Routledge International Handbook. London and New York: Routledge.
Payne, H and Brooks, S (2020) Different strokes for different folks: The BodyMind Approach as a learning tool for patients with medically unexplained symptoms to self-manage. In: T. Shafir, H. Orkibi, F.A. Baker, D. Gussak, G. Kaimal (Eds.) The State of the Art in Creative Arts Therapies. E-Book, Frontiers in Psychology.
Payne, H (2017) Reliable change in outcomes from The BodyMind Approach with
people who have medically unexplained symptoms/somatic symptom disorder in primary care. In H Payne, H (ed) Essentials in dance movement psychotherapy: International perspectives on theory research and practice, London and New York. Routledge.
Payne, H (2011) The space between psyche and soma: The results and findings of a pilot study evaluating The BodyMind Approach with patients suffering medically unexplained symptoms in primary care. In: S Scoble (ed) ‘The Space Between: The Potential For Change’ Selected Proceedings10th European Arts Therapies Conference. University of Plymouth Press (e-Book).