Audience response is linked to a production's intentionality towards its audience. Playback Theatre is a form of community theatre designed to facilitate the audience’s interrelations. Applied as a method of reflection, it can explore tendencies and dynamics in specific audiences. This project analyses the impact that a theatrical play had on its spectators, as this was revealed through Playback Theatre. The play involved was Shakespeare’s “The Tempest”, which raises existential themes: trust, alliance, betrayal and revenge. The production was based on a two-part adaptation of the play for six performers. In the first part, the performers enacted their roles, while in the second, they “de-roled” and improvised on the audiences’ reflections. Seventy narrations in thirteen performances were recorded and analysed with the consent of the audience members. The data were assessed by the method of “Narrative Reticulation”, which focuses on four performance areas: guidance, atmosphere, spontaneity and story. Further “Thematic Analysis” of the shared stories disclosed those themes of the play that affected the audience. The results show the potency of The Tempest to foster intellectual engagement, interpersonal bonding and psychic resilience in its audience, the prominence of forgiveness versus revenge being the essential issue.
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Pub Date : 2025-03-11DOI: 10.1016/j.aip.2025.102286
Christine Stolterfoth , Eric Pfeifer
This systematic review identifies and analyzes research on the application and effects of silence in music therapy to derive implications for future investigations and practical applications. A database search was carried out via PsycINFO, PubMed, Psyndex, and Google Scholar using specific keywords for the period between January 1, 2002 and May 1, 2024. Only original peer-reviewed empirical studies in English and German were considered. Five out of 89 studies met the inclusion criteria for the systematic review. The results suggest that silence is a complex phenomenon that occurs in various forms in music therapy affecting relaxation, mood, rumination, and the perception of self, time, and space. Some authors define silence as a music-therapy method in its own right; others apply specific silence-related models. The presence of a music therapist and the therapeutic relationship influence the positive effects of silence in music therapy. The included studies must be discussed critically due to their heterogeneity in study design, research questions, and methodology. Future research on silence in music therapy is indicated.
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Pub Date : 2025-03-07DOI: 10.1016/j.aip.2025.102270
Neha Christopher , Jeanette Tamplin , Ella Dumaresq , Sharon Goodill
There are currently no studies that specifically explore the use of dance/movement therapy (DMT) for treatment resistant depression, despite the growing literature base on DMT and major depressive disorders. This paper reports the effects of group-DMT sessions for adults with treatment resistant depression in a convergent parallel, mixed-method case series. Participants (n = 3) attended 12 weekly 45-minute group-DMT sessions. Quantitative outcomes were measured at four timepoints via the Perceived Stress Scale-10, Multidimensional Assessment of Interoceptive Awareness-2, and cortisol hormone levels measured through hair samples. Qualitative data was collected via focus groups and individual interviews. Data were mixed with a complementary intent and are presented in a joint-display table. Findings indicate an increased capacity for emotional regulation, increased confidence in navigating somatic cues, and a more positive association with one’s body after group-DMT sessions. Integrated data demonstrates a convergent relationship between the data sets. Key findings suggest that DMT (i) offered a change in participants’ negative somatic associations, (ii) expanded the participants’ capacity for regulation, and (iii) offered a body-based form of self-assessment and regulation. Considering the novelty and small sample size in this case series, generalisations cannot be made about the benefits of DMT in treatment resistant depression. Further research on this topic is warranted.
{"title":"Investigating the effects of group dance movement therapy sessions in adults living with treatment resistant depression: A mixed method case series","authors":"Neha Christopher , Jeanette Tamplin , Ella Dumaresq , Sharon Goodill","doi":"10.1016/j.aip.2025.102270","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.aip.2025.102270","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>There are currently no studies that specifically explore the use of dance/movement therapy (DMT) for treatment resistant depression, despite the growing literature base on DMT and major depressive disorders. This paper reports the effects of group-DMT sessions for adults with treatment resistant depression in a convergent parallel, mixed-method case series. Participants (n = 3) attended 12 weekly 45-minute group-DMT sessions. Quantitative outcomes were measured at four timepoints via the Perceived Stress Scale-10, Multidimensional Assessment of Interoceptive Awareness-2, and cortisol hormone levels measured through hair samples. Qualitative data was collected via focus groups and individual interviews. Data were mixed with a complementary intent and are presented in a joint-display table. Findings indicate an increased capacity for emotional regulation, increased confidence in navigating somatic cues, and a more positive association with one’s body after group-DMT sessions. Integrated data demonstrates a convergent relationship between the data sets. Key findings suggest that DMT (i) offered a change in participants’ negative somatic associations, (ii) expanded the participants’ capacity for regulation, and (iii) offered a body-based form of self-assessment and regulation. Considering the novelty and small sample size in this case series, generalisations cannot be made about the benefits of DMT in treatment resistant depression. Further research on this topic is warranted.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47590,"journal":{"name":"Arts in Psychotherapy","volume":"93 ","pages":"Article 102270"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143643911","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-03-07DOI: 10.1016/j.aip.2025.102284
Ann MacLeod , Victoria Clarke , Catherine Warner
There is increasing interest in psychedelic-assisted therapy (PT) as a mental health intervention; however, there is a long history of stigma associated with psychedelics, which may be a barrier to implementation. For this reason, it is important to examine the acceptability and perceptions of PT among mental health professionals, service users and the wider public. In almost all PT research carried out to date, music listening is used as an essential adjunct to support the therapeutic aims, such as having a ‘peak experience’ and emotional release, however existing research has not addressed the perceptions of the role of music in PT. This qualitative study used a novel hybrid vignette-story completion method to explore understandings of PT and the role of music in the practice. Reflexive thematic analysis was used to develop three themes: (1) ‘Psychedelic therapy can reach the parts that other therapies cannot reach’; (2) ‘Music as a guide’; and (3) ‘It’s no magic bullet’: the potential risks of PT. The analysis highlights the important role that music is perceived to play in the practice of PT, positive perceptions of PT as a mental health intervention, alongside concerns about potential risks.
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Pub Date : 2025-03-03DOI: 10.1016/j.aip.2025.102272
Ariane Puhr , Wim Waterink , Susan van Hooren
Touch is a powerful tool in human communication, enhancing our ability to connect with others. Touch is used in a number of dance forms, and of these Contact Improvisation (CI) is the one in which touch is used most intensively. Studying CI can contribute insights about the added value of touch for the well-being of people. This quantitative study investigated the effects of touch in contact improvisation (CI). We used a within-subject design, in which 15 male and 33 female participants (mean age = 50.15) danced in two conditions with randomized cross-over: dance improvisation without touch (DI) and contact improvisation with touch and sharing weight (CI). The effects on individuals were measured using the positive items of the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS-p) and visual analogue scales on happiness, stress, sense of connectedness, and sense of self. Our results show that both CI and DI conditions led to a reduction in stress, but dancing CI activated more positive affect, and contributed more strongly to an increase in sense of connectedness and sense of self than DI. These results indicate that dancing CI may contribute to the well-being of non-professional dancers through the intensive use of touch.
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Pub Date : 2025-02-25DOI: 10.1016/j.aip.2025.102269
Maya Gronner Shamai, Einat Metzl
The paper presents the results of a pilot study, of a 6-week art therapy group for mothers grieving the loss of their stillborn baby. The intervention encompassed weekly artmaking within a visual journal and group dialogue inspired by the Two-Track Model of Bereavement and art-based grief processing models. The research explored the potential usefulness through a mixed-methods design, which included comparisons of pre- and post-intervention measures of emotional regulation and measures of ongoing internal relationship with the deceased, as well as the participants’ perception of the intervention’s meaning captured through art-based interviews. Results indicated statistical trends of the quantitative measures toward increased emotional regulation, well-being, and a strengthened relationship with the deceased. The thematic analysis highlighted the challenges of coping with stillbirth as a profound, often ambiguous, and unacknowledged loss. Participants found that acknowledging their relationship with the deceased, participating in a support group, and maintaining a visual journal were particularly helpful. The discussion integrated findings with art therapy and medical considerations for this often under-addressed and societally untold loss.
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Pub Date : 2025-02-24DOI: 10.1016/j.aip.2025.102268
Kendall Joplin
Research has shown that sociocultural identities impact musical preferences and values in the general population. However, there is a dearth of literature investigating if similar impacts are seen in music therapists’ clinical music decisions. As healthcare professionals bound to do no harm to clients, music therapists should investigate if bias impacts clinical decision-making in music therapy sessions. The researcher conducted a survey with N = 288 music therapists to identify their top five self-chosen songs for use in clinical music therapy sessions. The music therapists’ demographic information was compared to the demographic information of the musical artists they listed in the survey to determine if there are trends between the two. Disparities of representation in chosen musical selections showed potential relationships based on music therapists’ gender, race/ethnicity, LGBTQIA+ identity, religion, dis/ability identity, level of education, and the age of the participants. Future research should explore each component more in-depth to determine the statistical relationship between music therapists’ sociocultural identities and the music they self-select for use in music therapy sessions.
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Pub Date : 2025-02-24DOI: 10.1016/j.aip.2025.102267
Adrienne C. Steiner-Brett , Bhibha Das , Maggie Ford , Jie Yang
Informal/family caregiving includes over 1 billion people across the globe who provide unpaid care to an individual living with chronic health needs. The reported physical and psychosocial health needs related to caregiving are vast, but positive perceptions of caregiving aid in mitigating negative health outcomes and may help with supporting the sustainability of caregivers in their role. Music therapy and gentle movement, particularly yoga, are well-documented nonpharmacological interventions that positively impact a variety of psychosocial health outcomes of informal/family caregivers (IFCG). However, despite positive findings associated with both disciplines, there have been no investigations to date exploring the impact of a fully integration of the two disciplined delivered to IFCGs. The purpose of this investigation was thus to determine the feasibility and acceptability of a single, group integrated music therapy and gentle movement intervention for IFCGs of adults over 18-years-old, delivered synchronously online. Results of the study (N = 14) revealed significant increases in WHO-5 wellbeing scores, t = -3.07, p = 0. 01, and caregiver satisfaction (BASC), z = -2.65, p = .01 from pre to two-weeks post intervention. Results also revealed significant differences in feeling towards physical activity pre to immediately post intervention, z = -2.92, p = .004. Participants perceived many elements of the experience as beneficial and indicated a desire to take part in more robust, similar interventions. Themes emerged indicating that participants highly enjoyed and were grateful for the session, that the intervention was beneficial in improving their psychosocial health, and that the experience overall allowed a connection among participants to be built.
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Pub Date : 2025-02-22DOI: 10.1016/j.aip.2025.102266
Jason S. Frydman , Angelle Cook
Research production in the profession of drama therapy has increased significantly, focusing on developing an evidence-base. While these efforts have been forwarded by a select group of researchers, attitudes throughout the community toward research have yet to be investigated. If drama therapy is to grow, increasing research efforts and establishing a collective research agenda is a priority; improving or leveraging associated attitudes is critical to this endeavor. In the present research an anonymous non-experimental cross-sectional quantitative online survey was utilized to gather attitudes toward research among student and professional North American drama therapists (N = 166). Respondents completed a modified version of the Revised-Attitudes Toward Research Scale. They also provided qualitative responses about any publishing experiences. Descriptive percentages and non-parametric analyses were used to analyze responses across and within the sample. Results demonstrated that, generally, drama therapists feel positive and believe research is useful, although some maintained negative attitudes. Group differences were found between those in training and/or with minimal research experience compared to those further in their career and/or had more experience, with the latter reporting more positive attitudes. Recommendations are offered to address contextual factors leading to negative attitudes so research engagement can yield benefits for all community members.
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Pub Date : 2025-02-22DOI: 10.1016/j.aip.2025.102261
Christine Mayor , Nisha Sajnani
This article traces the origin and subsequent study of a weekly online theatre festival hosted by two drama therapists during the first seven weeks of the North American COVID-19 lockdown entitled: Everything is Not Going to Be OK (EINGTBOK). In our process of creating, curating, and hosting this festival, we began to conceptualize new ways of thinking about the role of drama therapy, and therapeutic theatre in particular, in responding to collective experiences of distress and trauma in ways that facilitate individual and collective capacity in the context of public health. In the article that follows, we briefly synthesize the relevant background literature, describe the EINGTBOK festival, and share findings from the survey sent to all performers and audience members following the conclusion of these performances. Findings suggest that the majority of respondents considered EINGTBOK to be fully or partially a form of therapeutic theatre, with the following themes emerging as the most important: processing the pandemic; creation of connection and community; expression and validation of feelings; permission to be human; increased political and international awareness; and aspects of the format as holding and containing. We end with the conceptualization of a theatre and public health intervention called Public and Collective Therapeutic Theatre (PACTT) and offer possible practice and research implications of these findings.
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