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Definition and Quantitative Evaluation

Susan Volwiler Gunning, BA; Thomas H. Holmes, MD

Arch Gen Psychiatry. 1973;28(5):707-713.

Abstract
A program of dance therapy was developed for use in modifying a variety of irregular and disordered body-movement patterns common to psychotic children. In order to evaluate the effect of the therapy the Volwiler Body Movement Analysis (VBMA) scale was developed. The scale provides a quantitative value for 19 aspects of body movement. The data indicated that psychotic children were significantly different from control children in most categories of body movement.

Author Affiliations
Seattle

From the Department of Psychiatry, University of Washington, Seattle.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication Dec 4, 1972.

Reprint requests to Department of Psychiatry RP-10, University of Washington, Seattle 98195 (Dr. Holmes).

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