Drugs and Body Percussion: Rehabilitation Therapy Using the BAPNE Method

Abstract

Cognitive impairment amongst drug addicts is often seen during their rehabilitation process, leading to significant changes to aspects of their relational, personal, social and collective identity. In this study, we analyse the influence of the BAPNE method as a means to improve stress, identity, self-esteem and flow level during activities carried out with subjects with substance addiction going through the withdrawal process when confined for three months. The groups have been studied separately; during the confinement progress, patients are separated by gender. The programme was carried out with 28 males and 27 females aged between 16 and 20 years. Using an adapted version of the “Aspects of Identity Questionnaire (AIQ-IV)”, the four dimensions of identity were evaluated (personal, relational, social and collective). In order to evaluate self-esteem, the Rosenberg scale was used. To measure stress, three saliva samples were taken to measure cortisol. The results show an improvement in levels of identity after the workshop, both globally and in each one of the four dimensions. Levels of cortisol dropped substantially and increases in self-esteem were also notable, with a marked change from the start to the end of the programme. This aspect is linked to the level of flow during the activities due to the cognitive stimulation they underwent through the BAPNE method.