Colors of the mind: a meta-analysis of creative arts therapy as an approach for post-traumatic stress disorder intervention.

IF 2.7 3区心理学 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY BMC Psychology Pub Date : 2025-01-12 DOI:10.1186/s40359-025-02361-4

Jiahua Wang, Bo Zhang, Rosliza Yahaya, Azizah Binti Abdullah

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Background: In clinical practice, creative arts therapy is frequently utilized for the treatment of traumatized adults, with reports of favorable outcomes. However, the effectiveness of this intervention in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) treatment has not yet been definitively established through meta-analysis. In this meta-analysis, we aim to assess the effectiveness of creative arts therapy in the management of PTSD.

Methods: We conducted systematic literature searches through electronic databases from the extended inception of each database to November 2023. We utilized the Cochrane risk of bias tool to evaluate the quality of evidence. Standardized mean differences (SMDs) were calculated as the effects of creative art therapy on the improvement of PTSD.

Results: Seven controlled, comparative studies investigated the use of creative arts therapy in treating adults with PTSD. Meta-analysis demonstrated a significant decrease in PTSD symptoms following creative arts therapy (SMD = -1.98, 95% Confidence Interval (CI): -3.8 to -0.16, p < 0.03, I2 = 98%). Subgroup analysis indicates that drama therapy was notably effective, while music, art, and dance/movement therapies exhibited less pronounced effects.

Conclusion: Despite the limitations, including a limited number of studies, participant size, study heterogeneity, and methodological quality, these results provide valuable understanding regarding the efficacy of creative arts therapies in treating PTSD and highlight the urgent need for additional research in this area.

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心灵的颜色：创造性艺术治疗作为创伤后应激障碍干预方法的荟萃分析。

背景：在临床实践中，创造性艺术疗法经常被用于治疗创伤性成人，并有良好结果的报道。然而，这种干预在创伤后应激障碍（PTSD）治疗中的有效性尚未通过荟萃分析得到明确的证实。在本荟萃分析中，我们旨在评估创造性艺术治疗在PTSD管理中的有效性。方法：从各数据库扩展建立至2023年11月，通过电子数据库进行系统的文献检索。我们使用Cochrane偏倚风险工具评估证据质量。计算标准化平均差异（SMDs）作为创造性艺术治疗对PTSD改善的效果。结果：七项对照比较研究调查了创造性艺术疗法在治疗成人创伤后应激障碍中的应用。荟萃分析显示，创造性艺术治疗后PTSD症状显著减少（SMD = -1.98, 95%置信区间（CI）： -3.8至-0.16,p）。结论：尽管存在局限性，包括研究数量有限、参与者规模有限、研究异质性和方法质量，但这些结果为创造性艺术治疗PTSD的疗效提供了有价值的理解，并强调迫切需要在该领域进行更多的研究。

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BMC Psychology Psychology-Psychology (all)

CiteScore

3.90

自引率

2.80%

发文量

265

审稿时长

24 weeks

期刊介绍： BMC Psychology is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers manuscripts on all aspects of psychology, human behavior and the mind, including developmental, clinical, cognitive, experimental, health and social psychology, as well as personality and individual differences. The journal welcomes quantitative and qualitative research methods, including animal studies.