Pub Date : 2024-12-04DOI: 10.1016/j.aip.2024.102229
Natacha Pirotte , Liliana Montoya De La Cruz , Viviana Rodriguez Gonzalez , Martina de Witte , Evelien Joosten
Preventive interventions aimed at learning to cope with psychological stressors and building resilience could benefit most forcibly displaced persons (FDP). Limited research has been conducted to examine the usefulness of resilience-building art therapy for FDP. The aim of this exploratory study was to investigate the perspective of adult FDP on the process of change after a resilience-building art therapy intervention, i.e. to (a) identify the positive changes they experience, (b) the associated therapeutic factors, and (c) the mechanisms they believe to be responsible for these changes. An exploratory qualitive study using thematic analysis with descriptive quantitative data was conducted with 11 adult FDP who received an eight-session resilience-building group art therapy intervention. The participants identified three positive changes: (i) felt calmer, (ii) strengthened emotional skills and (iii) reinforced self. The results also highlight multiple therapeutic factors and some combinations of these, which could be possible change mechanisms. The authors suggest replicating the research to confirm and complete the results.
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Pub Date : 2024-12-02DOI: 10.1016/j.aip.2024.102230
Boaz Ben-Tzur , Rinat Feniger-Schaal
Drama therapy is an experiential psychotherapy method utilizing theatrical elements to facilitate psychological growth and change. "Aesthetic distance," a core concept in drama therapy, refers to the midpoint between cognitive detachment and emotional over-engagement, allowing individuals to simultaneously think about and feel their experiences. This balance enables people to experience a situation both from within and as an external observer, integrating emotional and cognitive processes. This qualitative study explored the conceptualization and application of aesthetic distance by conducting semi-structured interviews with 20 experienced drama therapists and psychodramatists. Deductive data analysis revealed five themes: (a) aesthetic distance is a multilayered, multidimensional term; (b) The assessment of different states of aesthetic distance can be done via various expressions; (c) there are different avenues to reach aesthetic distance; (d) being in aesthetic distance may enable clients to access sensitive content and experience transformation; and (e) The therapist’s own engagement with the state of aesthetic distance is an important factor in the therapeutic process. Based on these findings, we developed an integrative model encapsulating the use of aesthetic distance in therapy, including its role in assessment, intervention planning, as a catalyst for change, and as a therapeutic outcome. The model also highlights the therapist's pivotal role in cultivating aesthetic distance and its impact on both therapist and client. This study contributes to a more comprehensive understanding of aesthetic distance as a cognitive-emotional construct, offering insights that can inform and enhance clinical practice in drama therapy and related fields.
{"title":"Aesthetic distance: Conceptualization and practical use","authors":"Boaz Ben-Tzur , Rinat Feniger-Schaal","doi":"10.1016/j.aip.2024.102230","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.aip.2024.102230","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Drama therapy is an experiential psychotherapy method utilizing theatrical elements to facilitate psychological growth and change. \"Aesthetic distance,\" a core concept in drama therapy, refers to the midpoint between cognitive detachment and emotional over-engagement, allowing individuals to simultaneously think about and feel their experiences. This balance enables people to experience a situation both from within and as an external observer, integrating emotional and cognitive processes. This qualitative study explored the conceptualization and application of aesthetic distance by conducting semi-structured interviews with 20 experienced drama therapists and psychodramatists. Deductive data analysis revealed five themes: (a) aesthetic distance is a multilayered, multidimensional term; (b) The assessment of different states of aesthetic distance can be done via various expressions; (c) there are different avenues to reach aesthetic distance; (d) being in aesthetic distance may enable clients to access sensitive content and experience transformation; and (e) The therapist’s own engagement with the state of aesthetic distance is an important factor in the therapeutic process. Based on these findings, we developed an integrative model encapsulating the use of aesthetic distance in therapy, including its role in assessment, intervention planning, as a catalyst for change, and as a therapeutic outcome. The model also highlights the therapist's pivotal role in cultivating aesthetic distance and its impact on both therapist and client. This study contributes to a more comprehensive understanding of aesthetic distance as a cognitive-emotional construct, offering insights that can inform and enhance clinical practice in drama therapy and related fields.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47590,"journal":{"name":"Arts in Psychotherapy","volume":"92 ","pages":"Article 102230"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-12-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143127810","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-11-01DOI: 10.1016/j.aip.2024.102228
Samantha Steiner , Mara Dürk , Marco Warth
Eating disorders, prevalent mental health conditions, affect between 0.1 % and 3.8 % of the general population and 1.1 % of adolescents in Europe. Evidence suggests that the peak age of onset is 15.5 years. The recent and ongoing integration of creative art therapies into clinical settings suggest mental health benefits, and their application has been extended to different disorders and populations including eating disorders. However, there is a paucity of research focusing specifically on adolescents. Therefore, the present integrative review identified and summarized research conducted with creative art therapies in the treatment of adolescents diagnosed with an eating disorder. Additionally, a thematic network analysis facilitated the identification and mapping of relevant clinical themes. A database search in English and German, conducted according to the PRISMA 2020 guidelines, resulted in the selection of ten articles. A thematic network analysis of both qualitative (n = 7) and quantitative (n = 3) studies, allowed the extraction of six global themes: identity, relationships, empowerment, hope, re-signify and defence. Themes were explored and described individually and intertwined. Results suggested consistency of creative art therapies interventions with other psychotherapeutic approaches for the treatment of eating disorders. Furthermore, their apparent developmental appropriateness for the adolescent population and the potential for strengthening the therapeutic process were highlighted.
{"title":"Creative art therapies in the treatment of adolescents with eating disorders: An integrative review and thematic network analysis","authors":"Samantha Steiner , Mara Dürk , Marco Warth","doi":"10.1016/j.aip.2024.102228","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.aip.2024.102228","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Eating disorders, prevalent mental health conditions, affect between 0.1 % and 3.8 % of the general population and 1.1 % of adolescents in Europe. Evidence suggests that the peak age of onset is 15.5 years. The recent and ongoing integration of creative art therapies into clinical settings suggest mental health benefits, and their application has been extended to different disorders and populations including eating disorders. However, there is a paucity of research focusing specifically on adolescents. Therefore, the present integrative review identified and summarized research conducted with creative art therapies in the treatment of adolescents diagnosed with an eating disorder. Additionally, a thematic network analysis facilitated the identification and mapping of relevant clinical themes. A database search in English and German, conducted according to the PRISMA 2020 guidelines, resulted in the selection of ten articles. A thematic network analysis of both qualitative (n = 7) and quantitative (n = 3) studies, allowed the extraction of six global themes: identity, relationships, empowerment, hope, re-signify and defence. Themes were explored and described individually and intertwined. Results suggested consistency of creative art therapies interventions with other psychotherapeutic approaches for the treatment of eating disorders. Furthermore, their apparent developmental appropriateness for the adolescent population and the potential for strengthening the therapeutic process were highlighted.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47590,"journal":{"name":"Arts in Psychotherapy","volume":"91 ","pages":"Article 102228"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142661289","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 : 2024-11-01DOI: 10.1016/j.aip.2024.102227
Hye Rok Oh , Yeo Ju Chung , Hyun Jung Do
We investigated the effects of group tele-art therapy (GTAT)—namely, the appreciation of art masterpieces—on infertility stress, fertility quality of life (FertiQoL), and psychological well-being. We employed a randomized true experimental, pre-testpost-test control design using experimental, comparison, and control groups of 27 women (Mage = 37.7 years) who had undergone at least two in vitro fertilization (IVF) cycles. Group homogeneity was tested using Fisher’s exact test and repeated measures analysis of variance. GTAT involving the appreciation of art masterpieces significantly decreased infertility stress. No significant changes were observed in infertility stress for the comparison and control groups. GTAT significantly improved FertiQoL. Regarding scores in the subscales of FertiQoL, emotional FertiQoL and mindbody FertiQoL scores improved significantly, while social FertiQoL and relational FertiQoL scores did not. No significant changes were observed in FertiQoL scores in the comparison and control groups. GTAT significantly improved psychological well-being, but no significant changes were observed in the comparison and control groups. This study is the first to show that GTAT involving an appreciation of art masterpieces is an effective intervention for addressing infertility stress, FertiQoL scores, and psychological well-being in women undergoing IVF. GTAT is thus a good alternative to increase access to psychotherapy for women with infertility with psychological challenges undergoing IVF.
{"title":"Group tele-art therapy intervention in women undergoing in vitro fertilization: A randomized control study","authors":"Hye Rok Oh , Yeo Ju Chung , Hyun Jung Do","doi":"10.1016/j.aip.2024.102227","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.aip.2024.102227","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>We investigated the effects of group tele-art therapy (GTAT)—namely, the appreciation of art masterpieces—on infertility stress, fertility quality of life (FertiQoL), and psychological well-being. We employed a randomized true experimental, pre-test<img>post-test control design using experimental, comparison, and control groups of 27 women (M<sub>age</sub> = 37.7 years) who had undergone at least two in vitro fertilization (IVF) cycles. Group homogeneity was tested using Fisher’s exact test and repeated measures analysis of variance. GTAT involving the appreciation of art masterpieces significantly decreased infertility stress. No significant changes were observed in infertility stress for the comparison and control groups. GTAT significantly improved FertiQoL. Regarding scores in the subscales of FertiQoL, emotional FertiQoL and mind<img>body FertiQoL scores improved significantly, while social FertiQoL and relational FertiQoL scores did not. No significant changes were observed in FertiQoL scores in the comparison and control groups. GTAT significantly improved psychological well-being, but no significant changes were observed in the comparison and control groups. This study is the first to show that GTAT involving an appreciation of art masterpieces is an effective intervention for addressing infertility stress, FertiQoL scores, and psychological well-being in women undergoing IVF. GTAT is thus a good alternative to increase access to psychotherapy for women with infertility with psychological challenges undergoing IVF.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47590,"journal":{"name":"Arts in Psychotherapy","volume":"91 ","pages":"Article 102227"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142593214","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-11-01DOI: 10.1016/j.aip.2024.102226
Steven Lyons , Ken Fletcher , Henrieta Tomasova , Maggie Chessher , Vicky Karkou
Dementia is affecting an increasing number of people world-wide and presents a need to find more evidence-based therapies that can improve quality of life and care. Music therapy and dance movement therapy are two forms of arts therapies that share an active, embodied and improvisatory approach, however, maximising the benefits of combining music and dance movement therapy has not been researched with this population. In this feasibility study a convergent mixed methods design was used to evaluate the feasibility of using an intervention that combined music and dance movement therapy drawing on a systematic literature review. A dance movement therapist and a music therapist ran two session blocks involving eight participants in total. The Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia was used at three assessment points (baseline, 5 weeks and 10 weeks) indicating an overall reduction in scores. Qualitative methods included multiple forms of data (video, reflective tool, journal) and focused on significant moments of connection between thoughts, feelings and physical sensations. It generated three main themes in the therapeutic process: making connections, acknowledging grief and loss, and growth and empowerment. This study contributes original knowledge to arts therapies research in the development of a research-based treatment approach involving a collaborative model of practice, an exploration of new arts-based data collection tools and testing this intervention in a community setting.
{"title":"Combining music and dance movement therapy for people with dementia living in the community: A mixed methods feasibility study","authors":"Steven Lyons , Ken Fletcher , Henrieta Tomasova , Maggie Chessher , Vicky Karkou","doi":"10.1016/j.aip.2024.102226","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.aip.2024.102226","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Dementia is affecting an increasing number of people world-wide and presents a need to find more evidence-based therapies that can improve quality of life and care. Music therapy and dance movement therapy are two forms of arts therapies that share an active, embodied and improvisatory approach, however, maximising the benefits of combining music and dance movement therapy has not been researched with this population. In this feasibility study a convergent mixed methods design was used to evaluate the feasibility of using an intervention that combined music and dance movement therapy drawing on a systematic literature review. A dance movement therapist and a music therapist ran two session blocks involving eight participants in total. The Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia was used at three assessment points (baseline, 5 weeks and 10 weeks) indicating an overall reduction in scores. Qualitative methods included multiple forms of data (video, reflective tool, journal) and focused on significant moments of connection between thoughts, feelings and physical sensations. It generated three main themes in the therapeutic process: making connections, acknowledging grief and loss, and growth and empowerment. This study contributes original knowledge to arts therapies research in the development of a research-based treatment approach involving a collaborative model of practice, an exploration of new arts-based data collection tools and testing this intervention in a community setting.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47590,"journal":{"name":"Arts in Psychotherapy","volume":"91 ","pages":"Article 102226"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142572561","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 : 2024-10-16DOI: 10.1016/j.aip.2024.102221
Marthe Marsman , Mark van der Meer , Annemieke Bakker , Celine Schweizer
The Expressive Therapies Continuum (ETC) is increasingly used in various art therapy practices, including Mentalization-Based Art Therapy. However, there is little empirical evidence about the mechanisms of change and therapeutic factors of the ETC. In this study, ten respondents were interviewed to explore whether patients with a cluster B or C personality disorder consider psychoeducation about the ETC beneficial to their mentalizing capacity. The Grounded Theory Approach was applied to collect and analyse data, main categories were formed from the data and merged into a theory. According to the respondents, knowledge about the structure offered by the ETC contributed to increasing insight, providing alternative options, improving emotion regulation and increasing autonomy. This study is an exploration of the mechanisms of change and therapeutic factors of the ETC used as psychoeducational theoretical framework. Given the size and the evidential value of this study, further research is recommended.
表现疗法连续体(ETC)越来越多地被用于各种艺术治疗实践中,包括基于心理化的艺术治疗。然而,有关 ETC 的变化机制和治疗因素的实证证据却很少。本研究对十位受访者进行了访谈,以探讨 B 群或 C 群人格障碍患者是否认为有关 ETC 的心理教育对其心智化能力有益。本研究采用了基础理论方法来收集和分析数据,并从数据中归纳出主要类别,合并成理论。受访者认为,了解 ETC 提供的结构有助于提高洞察力、提供替代选择、改善情绪调节和增强自主性。本研究是对作为心理教育理论框架的 ETC 的变化机制和治疗因素的探索。鉴于本研究的规模和证据价值,建议开展进一步研究。
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Pub Date : 2024-10-11DOI: 10.1016/j.aip.2024.102225
Mona Jaber, Ortal Slobodin
Previous studies have suggested that creative arts therapists who work in conservative societies must adapt their Western therapeutic ideologies to collectivist and traditional norms. Less is known about how these creative arts therapists construct and maintain their professional identity in diverse sociocultural contexts. Building on the literature that emphasizes the role of ethnic boundary work in professional identity processes, we examined how Arab drama therapists maintain, challenge, and negotiate ethnic boundaries in the process of professional identity construction.
Participants were 38 Israeli-Arab drama therapists (36 female) working in Israeli-Arab schools. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews (27 participants) and playback theater groups (12 participants). Thematic analysis revealed three different forms of ethnic boundary work: "Distinguishing Arab identity from drama therapy", "Drama therapy as an act of challenging ethnic and gender boundaries", and "Negotiating ethnic boundaries within the context of drama therapy".
The current study emphasizes the sociocultural context of boundary work by illustrating how Israeli-Arab drama therapists define their professional identity across ethnic, gender, and political tensions. We conclude with implications for research and practice.
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Pub Date : 2024-10-10DOI: 10.1016/j.aip.2024.102223
Michael J. Silverman
Links between certain music genres and detrimental behaviors and impacts have often resulted in labeling specific music genres as problematic. The resultant concept of so-called problem music (SCPM) typically focuses on hip hop and rock as well as their related genres. However, researchers have repeatedly found a lack of causal empirical evidence of SCPM and noted that the essential aspect is not the music genre, but rather how the music functions for the individual. This paper proposes the Critical Theory of Music Vilification (CTMV) to explain the vilification of SCPM. First, individuals exist within greater societal systems that oppress and marginalize people. Drawing from theories of social and musical identities, people may embrace SCPM to critique oppressive systems and develop social cohesion through in-group identities. Based on theories of stereotypes in music, societal systems often further ostracize people based on their music preferences and musical identities and people may experience harm. The experienced vilification and harm can reinforce people’s music preferences and corresponding musical identities. Societal systems then may vilify the music that was meant to critique their own systemic and policy failures, resulting in a cycle of music vilification. By including systems of oppression, classism and stereotypes in music, and music preferences and musical identities that critique systems and provide social cohesion, the CTMV provides context to SCPM as a socially constructed idea lacking empirical evidence. Implications, limitations, and suggestions for future research are provided.
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Pub Date : 2024-10-09DOI: 10.1016/j.aip.2024.102224
Carmen López-Escribano, Cristina Orío-Aparicio
Creative arts therapy is used with autistic children as an alternative intervention to traditional treatments. The objectives of this systematic review were: (a) to present a synthesis of research evaluating the effects of creative arts therapy in autistic children, and (b) to discuss the opportunities and challenges shown by creative arts therapy interventions research. A database search of articles published from 2010 to 2023 was conducted. Twenty articles, with a total number of 781 participants, met the inclusion criteria: articles published in peer-review journals, children 0–11 y/o with a diagnosis of autism, and clearly defined population, objectives, and outcomes. The reviewed studies showed great variability in participants, objectives, intervention, methods, and assessment instruments. All but two of the reviewed studies showed benefits of creative arts therapy intervention. Most of the reviewed studies (18 out of 20) pointed to the fact that creative arts therapy intervention creates a variety of occasions for autistic children to express themselves and to cooperate with peers in natural settings with no adverse effects. The main challenges of creative arts therapy intervention research were related to the diagnostic variability of participants and the assessment instruments to evaluate the intervention.
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Pub Date : 2024-10-09DOI: 10.1016/j.aip.2024.102222
Samer, H. Sharkiya , Malakeh.Z. Malak , Anas Shehadeh
Older adults in residential facilities suffer greater loneliness and social isolation. Therefore, depressive symptoms and low quality of life (QoL) are common among them. As a result of several disadvantages associated with pharmacological interventions for depression, the focus is shifting to non-pharmacological interventions. Drama therapy is one of these interventions, which entails activities like storytelling, improvisation, and role-playing. Thus, this systematic review aimed to evaluate the effect of drama therapy on depressive symptoms and the quality of life of older people in residential facilities. A systematic review of the literature was performed. Studies published between 2000 and 2023 were searched on PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, and Google Scholar. The findings included two randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and three controlled clinical trials (CCT) that were eventually selected for meeting the eligibility criteria. A narrative synthesis revealed that three studies of moderate methodological rigor showed drama therapy and related therapeutic interventions with shared aspects with drama therapy (e.g., life review therapy with a narrative component) had moderate to large effect sizes on reducing depressive symptoms, compared to care as usual. One study that used reminiscence therapy with some overlap with aspects of drama therapy showed no significant improvement on depressive symptoms. There were mixed findings on quality of life, with two studies supporting the positive impact of drama therapy on quality of life, and one contradicting this. Although there is confirmative evidence of the positive effect of drama therapy on depressive symptoms, the evidence regarding its effect on quality of life remains inconclusive. Future research should expand sample sizes and address the blinding of participants and outcome assessors.
居住在养老院的老年人遭受着更大的孤独和社会隔离。因此,抑郁症状和低生活质量(QoL)在他们中间很常见。由于药物治疗抑郁症存在一些弊端,人们开始将注意力转移到非药物干预措施上。戏剧疗法就是其中一种干预措施,它包括讲故事、即兴表演和角色扮演等活动。因此,本系统综述旨在评估戏剧疗法对住院老年人抑郁症状和生活质量的影响。我们对文献进行了系统性回顾。在 PubMed、Web of Science、Scopus 和 Google Scholar 上检索了 2000 年至 2023 年间发表的研究。研究结果包括两项随机对照试验(RCT)和三项临床对照试验(CCT),最终选出了符合资格标准的研究。叙述性综述显示,三项方法学严谨性中等的研究表明,与通常护理相比,戏剧疗法和与戏剧疗法有共同点的相关治疗干预(如带有叙述成分的生活回顾疗法)在减轻抑郁症状方面具有中等至较大的效果。一项使用回忆疗法的研究显示,该疗法与戏剧疗法的某些方面有所重叠,但对抑郁症状没有明显改善。关于生活质量的研究结果不一,两项研究支持戏剧疗法对生活质量的积极影响,一项研究则与之相反。虽然有确凿证据表明戏剧治疗对抑郁症状有积极影响,但有关其对生活质量影响的证据仍不确定。未来的研究应扩大样本量,并解决参与者和结果评估者的盲法问题。
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