{"title":"Group tele-art therapy intervention in women undergoing in vitro fertilization: A randomized control study","authors":"","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":null,"pages":null},"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}
{"title":"Combining music and dance movement therapy for people with dementia living in the community: A mixed methods feasibility study","authors":"","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":null,"pages":null},"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}
{"title":"The expressive therapies continuum and mentalization-based art therapy for individuals diagnosed with a cluster B/C personality disorder: A successful marriage!","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.aip.2024.102221","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.aip.2024.102221","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>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.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47590,"journal":{"name":"Arts in Psychotherapy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-10-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142529739","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}
{"title":"Identity development of Arab drama therapists: The role of ethnic boundary work","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.aip.2024.102225","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.aip.2024.102225","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>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.</div><div>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\".</div><div>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.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47590,"journal":{"name":"Arts in Psychotherapy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-10-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142446037","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}
{"title":"A proposed Critical Theory of Music Vilification to explain “problem music”","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.aip.2024.102223","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.aip.2024.102223","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>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<em>.</em> 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.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47590,"journal":{"name":"Arts in Psychotherapy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-10-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142442523","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}
{"title":"Creative arts therapy for autistic children: A systematic review","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.aip.2024.102224","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.aip.2024.102224","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>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.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47590,"journal":{"name":"Arts in Psychotherapy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-10-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142442522","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}
{"title":"The effect of drama therapy on depressive symptoms and quality of life among older adults in residential care facilities: A systematic review","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.aip.2024.102222","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.aip.2024.102222","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>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.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47590,"journal":{"name":"Arts in Psychotherapy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-10-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142434163","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}
{"title":"Art therapy as a bridge to expand burn care beyond surgery: Providers’ perspectives in an inpatient burn center","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.aip.2024.102220","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.aip.2024.102220","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Burn injuries necessitate resource-intensive multidisciplinary care and psychosocial support. Incorporating art therapy in burn centers could enhance patient and provider care. However, research on the impact and reception of art therapy within the context of burn care is scarce. A doctoral dissertation study introduced art therapy intervention for burn patients. As part of this research, we conducted a qualitative study to explore health-care providers’ experiences, with a focus on their perspectives on burn-care and art therapy to inform research and clinical practice. Using thematic analysis in qualitative research, we conducted semi-structured interviews with 10 health-care providers from varied disciplines and identified the following three themes: a) Burn care is a “multifaceted problem” as well as an impact-driven, rewarding experience for providers; b) The visuality of art therapy coupled with physical activity is perceived as a necessary “emotional outlet” for burn patients; and c) Future art therapy research/practice goals are linked to complex patient presentations, specific multidisciplinary team challenges, and the critical care environment. Positive perceptions reinforced that art therapy could contribute to inpatient care as part of multidisciplinary burn teams. More research is needed to address the identified psychosocial, functional, and interprofessional needs of patients and providers.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47590,"journal":{"name":"Arts in Psychotherapy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-10-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142421514","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}
{"title":"Theoretically grounded music therapy interventions for people with obsessive compulsive disorder","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.aip.2024.102217","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.aip.2024.102217","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Over two percent of adults experience obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) in their lifetime, and research on novel, effective treatments for this condition is needed. OCD is characterized by obsessions and compulsions spanning several domains including but not limited to cleanliness, evenness, and unacceptable or disturbing thoughts. Although there is a deficit of research on music therapy for people with OCD, preliminary research has indicated that music-based interventions and music therapy can help decrease anxiety, rigidity, obsessions, and compulsions in people with OCD. The purpose of this paper was to explore and develop music therapy interventions for people with OCD grounded in theories and concepts related to this diagnosis. The authors conducted a narrative literature review of interdisciplinary research on music therapy and OCD. In this manuscript, the authors reviewed three theories and concepts related to OCD and their applications to music therapy: evaluative conditioning, incompleteness and not just right experiences, and transdiagnostic theory. The authors used these theories to develop music therapy interventions to address areas of life that can be impacted by OCD identified in the Cognitive Assessment Instrument of Obsessions and Compulsions. Empirical research is needed to determine the efficacy, practicality, and generalizability of proposed music therapy interventions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47590,"journal":{"name":"Arts in Psychotherapy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142421512","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}
{"title":"Drama therapists’ attitudes and perspectives regarding dis/ability: A community survey","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.aip.2024.102216","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.aip.2024.102216","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The Dis/ability and Drama Therapy Lab at Lesley University conducted a community-wide survey aimed at better understanding drama therapists’ attitudes toward dis/ability. This survey was modeled after previous surveys conducted in creative arts therapies; a combination of a validated measure and researcher-designed questions were used to elicit information on attitudes, experiences, frameworks used, and confidence levels. Open ended questions were paired with quantitative measures to allow for respondent elaboration, and qualitative data are utilized to illustrate and support quantitative results. Data were analyzed from 146 participants who met inclusion criteria. Results indicate that while drama therapists hold overall positive attitudes toward dis/ability, there are significant gaps in knowledge that need to be addressed.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47590,"journal":{"name":"Arts in Psychotherapy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142421513","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}