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Stress, anxiety, and Steampunk Art in autistic adolescents and young adults 自闭症青少年和年轻人的压力、焦虑和蒸汽朋克艺术

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Arts in Psychotherapy Pub Date : 2025-05-04 DOI: 10.1016/j.aip.2025.102314

Ashleigh Hillier , Hannah Johnson , Bruce Rosenbaum , William Paterson , Joseph Veneziano , Alice Wood

{"title":"Stress, anxiety, and Steampunk Art in autistic adolescents and young adults","authors":"Ashleigh Hillier , Hannah Johnson , Bruce Rosenbaum , William Paterson , Joseph Veneziano , Alice Wood","doi":"10.1016/j.aip.2025.102314","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.aip.2025.102314","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Art based programs have been implemented successfully with autistic children and youth, demonstrating significant benefits for communication, behavior, social skills, and emotion regulation. This study reports on the implementation and preliminary outcomes of a Steampunk art program for autistic youth, “Steampunkinetics”. The Steampunk art genre is grounded in technology, mechanics, creativity, divergent thinking, and attention to detail and therefore would provide a strengths-based platform for building on skills and interests of autistic youth. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of Steampunkinetics on participants’ experiences of anxiety, stress, peer relationships and self-esteem. During Steampunkinetics participants engaged in a range of art-based activities incorporating the Steampunk genre. Participants completed standardized self-report measures to evaluate the impact of the program, and a focus group was conducted with parents to gather feedback on their child’s response to the program. Findings indicated a significant decrease in anxiety and stress, and participants rated the program as enjoyable and interesting. No significant change was observed in self-esteem or peer relationships, although the majority of participants reported developing friendships during the program. Qualitative analysis of the parent focus group identified several themes which reflected those seen in the quantitative data. These findings are an important contribution given the mental health benefits of art-intervention programs and the need for validated programs designed for autistic youth.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47590,"journal":{"name":"Arts in Psychotherapy","volume":"94 ","pages":"Article 102314"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-05-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143921774","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}

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Forty years of sandplay therapy research: A systematic review with insights into emerging digital applications 四十年的沙盘游戏疗法研究：对新兴数字应用的系统回顾

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Arts in Psychotherapy Pub Date : 2025-04-30 DOI: 10.1016/j.aip.2025.102311

Yiqing He , Yunlu Hu , Yulu Song , Jingyu Liang

{"title":"Forty years of sandplay therapy research: A systematic review with insights into emerging digital applications","authors":"Yiqing He , Yunlu Hu , Yulu Song , Jingyu Liang","doi":"10.1016/j.aip.2025.102311","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.aip.2025.102311","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study systematically reviewed the development of sandplay therapy (SPT) from 1985 to 2025 in terms of theoretical foundations, practical applications, and research methods, as well as recent progress and future directions in cultural adaptation and digital integration. Seventy-one eligible studies were reviewed, covering qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-methods research. The results showed that symbolic and imaginal expression, core mechanisms of SPT, are strongly influenced by the cultural context. This promotes the development of local symbolic systems and enhances SPT’s cross-cultural adaptability. Practically, SPT has been widely applied with children, adolescents, and adults, showing notable positive effects on trauma recovery, emotional regulation, and social adaptation. Methodologically, research has increasingly used scales, neuroimaging, and physiological indicators to strengthen understanding of relevant therapeutic mechanisms. Artificial intelligence and augmented reality technologies have been explored in SPT assessment and intervention, showing potential to improve standardisation and remote accessibility. Future studies could focus on theoretical construction, ethical evaluation, and clinical validation of intelligent sandplay systems to support innovative development. This review offers a comprehensive overview of four decades of SPT and provides theoretical and practical insights that will enhance its cultural and digital integration.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47590,"journal":{"name":"Arts in Psychotherapy","volume":"94 ","pages":"Article 102311"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-04-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143899567","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}

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A recovery-oriented approach to dance movement therapy in psychiatric rehabilitation: Exploring participants’ perspectives 以康复为导向的精神康复舞蹈运动疗法：探讨参与者的观点

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Arts in Psychotherapy Pub Date : 2025-04-29 DOI: 10.1016/j.aip.2025.102312

Talia Bendel-Rozow , Ruth Gottfried

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ART-UP: Making the case for visual thinking strategies in art therapy pedagogy, practice, and research art - up：艺术治疗教学、实践和研究中视觉思维策略的案例

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Arts in Psychotherapy Pub Date : 2025-04-25 DOI: 10.1016/j.aip.2025.102299

Bani Malhotra , Susan Ainlay Anand , Holly Feen-Calligan , Elisabeth Callihan

{"title":"ART-UP: Making the case for visual thinking strategies in art therapy pedagogy, practice, and research","authors":"Bani Malhotra , Susan Ainlay Anand , Holly Feen-Calligan , Elisabeth Callihan","doi":"10.1016/j.aip.2025.102299","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.aip.2025.102299","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS) is an art-education technique commonly used to enhance observation and critical thinking skills. Since the use of visual imagery is also the foundation of art therapy, integrating VTS in art therapy can foster clinical excellence and cultivate interprofessional collaboration across diverse settings. VTS can support professional learning by helping trainees and practitioners enhance key therapeutic skills such as Acceptance, Reflexivity, Thinking, Understanding, and Presence (ART-UP). This paper presents the authors’ experiences as art therapists, researchers, and educators in utilizing VTS in art therapy teaching, medical research, and museum settings, illustrated through two vignettes. The first vignette describes using VTS in art therapy with burn patients at the bedside to foster art engagement via art viewing and facilitate psychosocial goals during recovery. The second vignette details a museum art therapy program designed for individuals with memory concerns and their care partners. Drawing from these vignettes and published literature, a third section describes the application of VTS to cultivate art therapy trainee’s observation skills, enhance diagnostic assessments, recognize implicit biases, and broaden art therapy intervention to include observation and discussion of art works. Critical reflections are included to discuss the ways in which VTS can build bridges in art therapy. Interprofessional collaborations based on VTS protocol can encourage empathic dialogue when looking at and discovering the meaning of artwork in diverse settings.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47590,"journal":{"name":"Arts in Psychotherapy","volume":"94 ","pages":"Article 102299"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-04-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143891716","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}

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A study on dance/movement therapy to improve core symptoms in children with autism spectrum disorder 舞蹈/运动疗法改善自闭症谱系障碍儿童核心症状的研究

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Arts in Psychotherapy Pub Date : 2025-04-25 DOI: 10.1016/j.aip.2025.102300

Gulandanmu MA, Zisu WANG

{"title":"A study on dance/movement therapy to improve core symptoms in children with autism spectrum disorder","authors":"Gulandanmu MA, Zisu WANG","doi":"10.1016/j.aip.2025.102300","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.aip.2025.102300","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objectives</h3><div>This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of dance movement therapy in reducing restricted repetitive behaviors and enhancing social skills in children with autism in a non-clinical setting.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>A total of 28 children with autism from an intelligence rehabilitation center in Shanghai, China, were selected for the study. They were divided into a dance movement therapy experimental group (17 children) and a control group (11 children). The dance movement therapy experimental group received intervention training for 11 months. Relevant scales were used to assess restricted repetitive behaviors and social skills in children with autism and the changes in these children before and after the intervention training were evaluated.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>After the dance movement therapy intervention, the experimental group showed significant improvements in the scores on the ABC Symptom Scale, the RBS-R Scale, the Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS), and the Social Communication Questionnaire (SCQ). In contrast, the control group did not exhibit significant changes.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Dance movement therapy has a positive effect on reducing restricted repetitive behaviors and enhancing social skills in children with autism.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47590,"journal":{"name":"Arts in Psychotherapy","volume":"94 ","pages":"Article 102300"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-04-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143882500","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}

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Corrigendum to “Brain activation in response to art-based tasks using diverse materials based on the Expressive Therapy Continuum (ETC)” [The Arts in Psychotherapy 90 (2024) 102185] “使用基于表达治疗连续体（ETC）的不同材料的基于艺术的任务的大脑激活反应”的勘误表[心理治疗中的艺术90 (2024)102185]

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Arts in Psychotherapy Pub Date : 2025-04-25 DOI: 10.1016/j.aip.2025.102297

Doug Hyun Han , Sunhee K. Kim , Sunjoo Kim

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Visual narratives as evidence: Surveying the role of metaphors in art therapy 视觉叙事作为证据：考察隐喻在艺术治疗中的作用

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Arts in Psychotherapy Pub Date : 2025-04-21 DOI: 10.1016/j.aip.2025.102296

Theresa Van Lith , Emma Cornwall , Nancy Gerber , Ashley He , Madeline Centracchio

{"title":"Visual narratives as evidence: Surveying the role of metaphors in art therapy","authors":"Theresa Van Lith , Emma Cornwall , Nancy Gerber , Ashley He , Madeline Centracchio","doi":"10.1016/j.aip.2025.102296","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.aip.2025.102296","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Metaphors are integral to communication, processing information and therapeutic insights transferring meaning between domains and fostering understanding. Rooted in linguistic and sensory processes, metaphors function as semiotic signs bridging abstract and concrete concepts. In art therapy, they enable non-verbal expression, narrative construction, and emotional exploration, offering insights into clients’ internal worlds. Studying the use of metaphors as evidence in art therapy is one of six categories identified as an outcome of a well-researched project formulating an Art Therapy Research Strategic Plan. Consequently, this study represents a preliminary exploration of the feasibility of metaphors as therapeutic evidence, focusing on their emergence, interpretation, and impact. A self-developed mixed-methods survey was used with 22 art therapists to examine how metaphors enhance self-expression, insight, and client-therapist dynamics. Key findings highlighted how metaphors assist in framing challenges, fostering personal growth, and navigating cultural nuances. The results of this study introduce preliminary constructs to be explored and expanded in a subsequent scoping review and correlational study on the thematic categorization and application of metaphors in art therapy as evidence-based practice.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47590,"journal":{"name":"Arts in Psychotherapy","volume":"94 ","pages":"Article 102296"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-04-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143874453","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}

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Conversations on echolalia: Seven music therapists discuss their experience with autistic echolalia 对话仿声症：七位音乐治疗师讨论他们与自闭症仿声症的经验

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Arts in Psychotherapy Pub Date : 2025-04-17 DOI: 10.1016/j.aip.2025.102295

Maya K. Marom , Avi Gilboa , Ehud Bodner

{"title":"Conversations on echolalia: Seven music therapists discuss their experience with autistic echolalia","authors":"Maya K. Marom , Avi Gilboa , Ehud Bodner","doi":"10.1016/j.aip.2025.102295","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.aip.2025.102295","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Little has been written on music therapists’ perspective on autistic-echolalia, its possible meanings in therapy, and its possible musical connotations. In this article we describe the viewpoint of seven music therapists who work with clients on the autism spectrum who echo frequently. Their experience of being receivers of echolalia is divided into four perspectives: as persons, as therapists, as musicians, and as music therapists. The participants were asked to describe their own emotions when their clients echo, and their thoughts on possible reasons for the echoing. Then, they were asked about possible connections they saw between echoing, prosody, and music, and about their interventions when echoing occurs. The interviews were subject to Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA). The analysis followed the same order, with themes that portray the participants’ emotions; themes that focus on their theoretical formulations on possible reasons for clients’ echoing during music therapy; themes that focus on connections between echoing, prosody and music; and themes that describe interventions in response to clients’ echoing. The discussion presents autistic echolalia as an interpersonal phenomenon, which affects the person who receives it. We believe that providing a stage for participants on the receiving end of the interaction dyad to explain their perspective, can help clinicians better understand this phenomenon in the context of their work, and realize steps to overcome some of the difficulties that it may cause within the therapeutic process. Finally, in light of the Double Empathy Theory, the autistic perspective is represented in the discussion as well.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47590,"journal":{"name":"Arts in Psychotherapy","volume":"94 ","pages":"Article 102295"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-04-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143867878","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}

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On virtual reality: A thematic analysis from a dance movement therapy perspective 论虚拟现实：从舞蹈动作治疗角度的主题分析

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Arts in Psychotherapy Pub Date : 2025-04-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.aip.2025.102292

Maria Angélica Vásquez Morales , Rosa-María Rodríguez-Jiménez

{"title":"On virtual reality: A thematic analysis from a dance movement therapy perspective","authors":"Maria Angélica Vásquez Morales , Rosa-María Rodríguez-Jiménez","doi":"10.1016/j.aip.2025.102292","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.aip.2025.102292","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Virtual Reality (VR) is a technology composed of several integrated elements that allow simulation and interaction in an immersive environment. Various sensory and cognitive stimuli must be experienced through the human body to accomplish this phenomenon. For this reason, VR is studied and used more frequently in different therapeutic and socio-educational environments. Given its embodied, intersubjective, enactive, and emotive qualities, adjectives also used to describe dance movement therapy (DMT), it is necessary to develop a conceptual and theoretical approach from an embodied perspective. From a reflective standpoint, this article analyzes some important possibilities and precautions to evaluate the possible integration of VR in DMT and vice versa. The study of VR not only concerns DMTs but also different therapists and professionals interested in this type of technology. While DMT continues to expand its fields of action and methods, more research is still required on VR-assisted interventions. A wider exploration and training in the field are necessary to provide ethical and updated care according to the needs and problems of today’s contemporary world.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47590,"journal":{"name":"Arts in Psychotherapy","volume":"93 ","pages":"Article 102292"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143817821","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}

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Psychosocial benefits of engaging in heritage arts practices in art therapy 艺术治疗中参与传统艺术实践的心理社会效益

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Arts in Psychotherapy Pub Date : 2025-04-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.aip.2025.102271

Girija Kaimal , Kristyn S. Stickley , Bani Malhotra , Kim Valldejuli , Joanna Herres

{"title":"Psychosocial benefits of engaging in heritage arts practices in art therapy","authors":"Girija Kaimal , Kristyn S. Stickley , Bani Malhotra , Kim Valldejuli , Joanna Herres","doi":"10.1016/j.aip.2025.102271","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.aip.2025.102271","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Indigenous and traditional (heritage) arts practices have sustained over time to serve the creative and expressive psychosocial needs of communities. The potential therapeutic aspects of these long-standing practices to promote health and well-being are not well understood. This paper reports preliminary quantitative findings from a global multi-site within-subjects mixed methods research study examining the impact of heritage artforms on affect, anxiety, stress, self-efficacy, and creative agency to understand the physical and psychosocial benefits as applied to art therapy practice. The study participants (n = 54) engaged in two conditions: 1) self-selected preferred heritage art practice and 2) a puzzle task. All participants completed standardized pre and post measures before and after both sessions. Findings indicated that participants reported more positive affect (PA) and less negative affect (NA) after the heritage art task compared to the puzzle task. When interactions between time and task were examined, statistical significance was found for NA as well as anxiety, demonstrating that participants experienced more significant reductions in these areas in the heritage art task compared to the puzzle task. Engaging in heritage artforms may provide multiple psychosocial benefits which may support positive outcomes in art therapy practice.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47590,"journal":{"name":"Arts in Psychotherapy","volume":"93 ","pages":"Article 102271"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143747407","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}

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