A qualitative analysis of coping with trauma and exile in applied theatre with Syrian refugees: the role of within-group interactions
Publication date: Available online 28 August 2019Source: The Arts in PsychotherapyAuthor(s): Sofie de Smet, Cécile Rousseau, Christel Stalpaert, Lucia De HaeneAbstractAround the world, armed conflicts force people to leave their homes, families, and communities in search of protection from collective violence, and seek to regain a meaningful perspective on their lives within the borders of their Western host societies. As the dynamics of organized violence and forced displacement continue to impact and disrupt relationships in refugee communities, scholars in the field of refugee trauma care have increasingly argued for t...
Source: Arts in Psychotherapy - August 29, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
The role of coping in emotional eating and the use of music for discharge when feeling stressed
Publication date: July 2019Source: The Arts in Psychotherapy, Volume 64Author(s): Annemieke J.M. van den Tol, Melanie R. Ward, Haley FongAbstractThe use of music for discharge (for releasing anger or sadness through music that expresses these same emotions) is a commonly used strategy for people who engage in emotional eating (EE; eating to cope with stress). It is unknown, however, if this is a good alternative to EE. Emotional and avoidance coping strategies have been found in past research to relate to worse mental health, but are also likely associated with both EE and discharge when coping with stress. Therefore, it w...
Source: Arts in Psychotherapy - August 20, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Improvements in Adolescent Mental Health and Positive Affect using Creative Arts Therapy after a School Shooting: A Pilot Study
Publication date: Available online 27 July 2019Source: The Arts in PsychotherapyAuthor(s): Emily Hylton, Angela Malley, Gail IronsonAbstractMass shootings have increased in the United States in recent decades and are associated with adverse psychological outcomes. This pilot study used a pre-post design to evaluate the effectiveness of a two-week creative arts therapy camp at improving the mental health of adolescents exposed to the horrific February 14th shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Participants (n = 34) were rising high school students and participated in visual art, drama, o...
Source: Arts in Psychotherapy - July 28, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Exploring resilience through case studies of art therapy with sex trafficking survivors and their advocates
This article explores the application of art therapy to enhance resilience within a trauma-informed approach and provides recommendations for victim and advocate programming. (Source: Arts in Psychotherapy)
Source: Arts in Psychotherapy - July 27, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Participation in Amateur Orchestra and Subjective Well-Being in Korea
This study revealed amateur orchestras as communities where different cultural values are harmonized within contexts of everyday life. The CoMT perspective contributed to findings that music as milieu can reflect and satisfy contemporary sociocultural needs as well as individuals’ needs while mutually interacting with participants and multilayered environments. (Source: Arts in Psychotherapy)
Source: Arts in Psychotherapy - July 26, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
The Experiences of Patients in the Synchrony Group Music Therapy Trial for Long-term Depression
Publication date: Available online 24 July 2019Source: The Arts in PsychotherapyAuthor(s): Emma Windle, Lauren M. Hickling, Sandra Jayacodi, Catherine CarrAbstractMusic therapy may be particularly well placed to address features of depression. The Synchrony study used group songwriting in a feasibility trial of group music therapy for long-term depression. The current study explored the lived experiences of the participants in these groups. Ten individuals participated in semi-structured interviews. These were analysed by a music therapist, research psychologist and lived experience researcher, using interpretative phenome...
Source: Arts in Psychotherapy - July 25, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
The Effects of Therapeutic Group Drumming with Korean Middle School Students on Aggression as Related to School Violence Prevention
This study examined which of three interventions was most effective in reducing aggression in middle school students in Korea: a lecture-based general prevention program, a therapeutic drumming group featuring collaborative work between a school music teacher and a music therapist, or an education-based drumming group. A non-randomized Repeated Measured ANOVA with one repeated factor and one between-groups factor was conducted to look for any statistically significant differences among the three groups (general prevention group, therapeutic drumming group, and education-based drumming group), between pre-and post-test, or ...
Source: Arts in Psychotherapy - July 23, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
A Music Therapy Feasibility Study with Adults on a Hospital Neuroscience Unit: Investigating Service User Technique Choices and Immediate Effects on Mood and Pain
Publication date: Available online 19 July 2019Source: The Arts in PsychotherapyAuthor(s): West Rebecca, J. Silverman MichaelAbstractThere is a gap in the literature concerning service users’ music therapy (MT) technique choices and ensuing effects on mood and pain for adults on a general neuroscience unit. Therefore, the purpose of this investigation was to study the frequency of service user MT technique choices and their resultant effects on mood and pain in adults receiving MT applied for the first time on a neuroscience unit. Participants (N = 29) self-selected into one of three pre-determined single-session tec...
Source: Arts in Psychotherapy - July 20, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Co-leading for community building: A program description of a dual-modality creative arts therapy group in psychiatric emergency care
This article describes a dual-modality group, created and co-led by an art therapist and a dance/movement therapist, designed to build a sense of community among patients in a child and adolescent comprehensive psychiatric emergency program (CPEP). This program description begins to address the dearth of literature published on the provision of therapy in psychiatric emergency care by describing the goals, methods, interventions, and observations of the therapists, including the benefits of integrating two creative arts modalities by co-leaders. The method of beginning with a dance/movement therapy segment, followed by an ...
Source: Arts in Psychotherapy - July 20, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
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Publication date: April 2019Source: The Arts in Psychotherapy, Volume 63Author(s): (Source: Arts in Psychotherapy)
Source: Arts in Psychotherapy - July 10, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Evaluating art therapeutifc processes with children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorders: Development and testing of two observation instruments for evaluating children’s and therapists’ behaviour
Publication date: Available online 8 July 2019Source: The Arts in PsychotherapyAuthor(s): Celine Schweizer, Erik J. Knorth, Tom A. van Yperen, Marinus SpreenAbstractTwo instruments were developed and examined to enable treatment evaluation for art therapy (AT) with children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). One instrument is the OAT-A (Observation in Art Therapy with a child diagnosed ASD), the other the EAT-A (Evaluation of actions of the Art Therapist during treatment of a child diagnosed ASD). Both scales were refined in a three round procedure. In each round raters (art therapists and students) observed a...
Source: Arts in Psychotherapy - July 10, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Backing the backbones—A feasibility study on the effectiveness of dance movement psychotherapy on parenting stress in caregivers of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Publication date: July 2019Source: The Arts in Psychotherapy, Volume 64Author(s): Supritha Aithal, Vicky Karkou, Gnanavel Kuppusamy, Pushpavathi MariswamyAbstractDance Movement Psychotherapy (DMP) utilises the therapeutic power of dance within a psychotherapeutic frame to both alleviate distress as well as promote overall wellbeing. The effectiveness of an integrative approach to DMP was explored on the parenting stress experienced by the caregivers of children on the autism spectrum. The present study was conducted in India. Twelve caregivers of children on the autism spectrum from different regions of India were recruite...
Source: Arts in Psychotherapy - July 6, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Hall of Mirrors on Stage: An Introduction to Psychotherapeutic Playback Theatre
Publication date: Available online 22 June 2019Source: The Arts in PsychotherapyAuthor(s): Ronen Kowalsky, Shoshi KeisariAbstractPsychotherapeutic playback theatre (“PPT”) is a form of group psychotherapy in which the playback theatre ritual is at the heart of a group therapeutic process. These groups usually meet on a regular basis, in a psychotherapeutic setting, with a psychotherapeutic contract and aims, and are conducted by a therapist. Each participant gets a chance to be a teller, a performer or a spectator. The aim of the present article is to present the theoretical concepts and techniques of PPT through the l...
Source: Arts in Psychotherapy - June 24, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Associations between music and the sensory system: An integrative review for child therapy
Publication date: July 2019Source: The Arts in Psychotherapy, Volume 64Author(s): Vered Simhon, Cochavit Elefant, Hod OrkibiAbstractSensory processing disorder (SPD) is a disruption in the organization of sensory input that affects appropriate responses to the demands of the environment. The consequences of SPD in children may include a developmental lag as well as behavioral and emotional problems. Music therapy is particularly suitable for children with a sensory processing disorder because music and the sensory system are both linked to the nervous system. This suggests there is a need to better understand the relations...
Source: Arts in Psychotherapy - June 24, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Finding Clarity in Chaos: Art Therapy Lessons from a Psychiatric Hospital
Publication date: Available online 18 June 2019Source: The Arts in PsychotherapyAuthor(s): Annette Shore, Sarah RushAbstractArt therapy methods and approach are explored through an overview of inpatient psychiatric art therapy and a series of practice-oriented lessons. Case vignettes describe a range of highly symptomatic patients in short term treatment and illustrate art therapy interventions that take place within the inherent challenges of the workplace. Patient symptoms (such as poor reality testing, emotional distress, and lack of stimulus barrier) necessitate structured methods and extremely modest goals that focus ...
Source: Arts in Psychotherapy - June 19, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
