{"value"=>"<p> <span class=\"title\">An Experiment Using Breath With Psychiatric Patients</span></p> <p>This study examines the effect of breathing exercises and deep breathing on an in-patient psychiatric dance therapy session. The hypothesis is that patients who participate in breathing exercises will have deeper breathing and in a dance therapy session, the patients will be more energetic, more expressive, creative, interactive and have improved concentration. Patient's breathing was measured using a volumetric incentive spirometer, and it was recorded for three consecutive dance therapy sessions, before and after the session. Prior to the third session, the patients participated in 15 minutes of breathing exercises. The latter two sessions were videotaped and reviewed by raters. The results indicate that only two of the five patients had deeper breathing after the breathing exercises. One of the two patients achieved the hypothesized results, while the other actually achieved opposite results. Despite the fact that most patient's breathing did not change significantly, the group as a whole was more energetic, expressive, interactive, and better focused. Therefore, breathing exercises can be effective for deepening some patient's breathing, and they do have an effect on a dance therapy session.</p>"}