PUBLICATIONS

Dance/Movement Therapy

Cruz, R.F. (in press). Assessment in dance/movement therapy. In Stephanie Brooke (Ed.). Handbook of the creative therapies: A guide to history, theory, assessment, and work with special populations. Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas.

Cruz, R.F. , Hervey. L., & Berrol, C. (2005). Abstracts from the 2004 poster session. American Journal of Dance Therapy, 27, 23-35.

Cruz, R.F. & Berrol, C.F. (Eds.) (2004). Dance/movement therapists in action: A working guide to research options. Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas.

Cruz, R.F. (Ed.) (2004). Research poster session abstracts, American Dance Therapy Association Conference 2003. American Journal of Dance Therapy, 26, 37-45.

Cruz, R.F. (Ed.) (2003). Research poster session abstracts, American Dance Therapy Association annual conferences 1002 & 2002. American Journal of Dance Therapy, 25 , 57-72.

Cruz, R.F. (2002). Perspectives on the profession of dance/movement therapy: Past, present and future. Bulletin of Psychology and the Arts, 2 (2), 74-78.

Cruz, R.F. & Hervey, L.W. (2001). The American Dance Therapy Association research survey. American Journal of Dance Therapy, 22, 89-118.

Cruz, R.F., & Berrol, C. (2000). [Review of the book The art and science of evaluation: How do you know what's working?]. American Journal of Dance Therapy, 22, 80-83.

Cruz, R.F. , & Sabers, D.L. (1998). Dance/Movement therapy is more effective than previously reported. The Arts in Psychotherapy, 25, 101-104.

Cruz, R.F. (1997). Microanalysis of movement pathology: The Movement Psychodiagnostic Inventory (MPI). Proceedings of the 30th Annual Congress on Research in Dance, USA .

Cruz, R.F. (1997). Modeling the reliability of movement observation ratings: Evidence from the Movement Psychodiagnostic Inventory. Proceedings of the 1997 American Dance Therapy Association Annual Conference.

Cruz, R.F. (2000). Are movement characteristics useful for tracking symptoms in psychiatric patients? [abstract]. American Journal of Dance Therapy, 22, 126-127.

Koch, S., Cruz, R.F., & Goodill, S. (2001). The Kestenberg Movement Profile: Performance of novice raters. American Journal of Dance Therapy, 23, 71-87.

Leventhal, M.B., Flaum, R.L. , & DiBassi, P. (1980). Movement and growth: Dance therapy for the special child. Center for Educational Research, SEHNAP, New York University Press.

Psychiatry & Neurology

Cruz, R.F. (Spring 2000). Acupuncture for substance abuse detoxification. Outcomes, Innovations, and Best Practices, 1, 2-5. Community Partnership of Southern Arizona.

Cruz, M., & Cruz, R.F. (2001). Compliance and costs in a case management model. Community Mental Health Journal, 37, 69-77.

Cruz, M., Cruz, R.F., & McEldoon, W. (2001). Best practices for compliance in community-based care. Psychiatric Services, 52, 1443-1445.

Lausberg, H., Cruz, R.F., Zaidel, E., Sotaro, K., & Ptito, A. (2003). Pantomime to visual presentation of object: Left hand dyxpraxia in patients with complete callosotomy. Brain, 126, 343-360.

Lausberg, H., & Cruz, R.F. (2003). Hemispheric specialisation in the imitation of hand-head positions and finger configurations: A controlled study in patients with complete callosotomy. Neuropsychologia, 42, 320-334 .

Selected Presentations

Cruz, R.F. & Lausberg, H. (September, 2005). Motor dysfunction and diagnosis: Developments from dance/ movement therapy research. XIII World Congress of Psychiatry, Cairo, Egypt.

Cruz, R.F. (December, 2004). Meaning in Movement: Dance/movement therapy and patients with eating disorders. Lecture sponsored by the Office of Regional Educationa and Planning, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic of UPMC Presbyterian, Pittsburgh, PA.

Berrol, C., Cruz, R.F. , Hervey, L., Chaiklin , H., & Chaiklin, S. (October, 2004). Dance/movement therapists in action: The genesis of a practical guide to research. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Dance Therapy Association, New Orleans, LA.

Cruz, R.F. (June, 2003). Why use creative and expressive arts therapies? Lecture sponsored by the Office of Regional Education and Planning, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic of UPMC Presbyterian, Pittsburgh, PA.