A Case Study of Sandplay Therapy with a 6 Year Old Girl Suffering from Alopecia Areata

2016 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-19
Author(s):  
Hee-og Sim
Keyword(s):  
Alopecia Areata ◽  
Sandplay Therapy

A Case Study: Massage, Relaxation, and Reward for Treatment of Alopecia Areata

1994 ◽  
Vol 74 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1315-1318 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sharon C. Putt ◽  
Lawrence Weinstein ◽  
Mary T. Dzindolet
Keyword(s):  
Alopecia Areata ◽  
Behavior Modification ◽  
Psychological Factors ◽  
Hair Growth ◽  
Autoimmune Process ◽  
Common Cause ◽  
Treatment Techniques ◽  
History Of ◽  
Treatment Designs

Alopecia areata, a common cause of hair loss, is generally considered the consequence of an autoimmune process. Both physiological and psychological factors have been implicated. Previous studies have not incorporated behavior modification in their treatment designs. In this study, three treatment techniques (hair massage, relaxation procedures, and monetary reward) were applied to a 16-year-old male with a five-year history of alopecia areata. Comparison for seven months without treatment versus seven months with treatment showed that loss of hair was markedly reduced after three months of treatment. During the last four months of the study, new hair growth was evidenced.

Computer-aided human leukocyte antigen association studies: A case study for psoriasis and severe alopecia areata

2010 ◽  
Vol 71 (8) ◽  
pp. 783-788 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniele Catanzaro ◽  
Marc Andrien ◽  
Martine Labbé ◽  
Michel Toungouz-Nevessignsky
Keyword(s):  
Human Leukocyte Antigen ◽  
Alopecia Areata ◽  
Association Studies ◽  
Human Leukocyte ◽  
Leukocyte Antigen ◽  
Computer Aided

scholarly journals A Case Study of Sandplay Therapy for a Boy with Tic

2021 ◽  
Vol 42 (5) ◽  
pp. 581-599
Author(s):  
Hee-og Sim
Keyword(s):  
Initial Phase ◽  
Intermediate Phase ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Small Animals ◽  
Final Phase ◽  
Sandplay Therapy ◽  
Race Car ◽  
Football Match ◽  
Therapy Sessions

Objectives: This study examined sandplay therapy in an elementary school boy with tic problems. The goal of the therapy was to reduce his tic problems by offering a free and protected space of sandplay therapy.Methods: The sandboxes were analyzed focusing on analytical psychology and theories of sandplay therapy using Turner (2005)’s content themes, which were the most comprehensive themes.Results: Seventy-seven therapy sessions were performed. The client showed a race car that was stuck in the sand and then rescued by forklifts in the initial phase of therapy (1-2, a race car stuck in the sand). In the intermediate phase of the therapy (3-70, struggle), he showed regression, meeting the opposites, victory of small animals, construction, and death. In the final phase of therapy (71-77, race, death II, adaptation to reality), he showed race, death, and adaptation to reality.Conclusion: The client who was entering adolescence saw life as a race. However, the race car that was moving toward masculinity was stuck in the sand. Therefore, the car was sent for repairs. In the middle of the therapy, the boy showed various fights, accidents, and construction. Lastly, there were deaths of an alligator and a bear. By showing a football match, the long journey of developing ego ended. During the therapy, archetypal patterns, such as regression to the primitive psyche, the journey of masculinity as a boy, and confrontation between good and bad, appeared. Sandplay therapy, in a free and protected space, relieved the client’s tic problems with improvement of his daily life. Thus, this study demonstrates the effectiveness of sandplay therapy.

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