A systematic review of dramatherapy interventions used to support adults with psychosis

E Melvin, M Green, E Keiller, C Parmar… - Schizophrenia Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Psychiatric treatment of psychosis often comprises therapeutic and
psychotropic combinations. Dramatherapy is often utilised in health services with this …

Client experiences of drama therapy: A systematic review and qualitative meta-analysis.

T Constien, A Khanna, A Wiberg - Qualitative Psychology, 2024 - psycnet.apa.org
Although there is an increasing interest in connecting the arts and health, creative
interventions, such as drama therapy, are often impeded in their implementation due to a …

Meaning reconstruction 70 years later: Processing older adults' unfinished business in a drama therapy group.

S Keisari, D Yaniv, A Gesser-Edelsburg, Y Palgi… - …, 2023 - psycnet.apa.org
Unfinished business (UB), when individuals appraise their relationship with others or
themselves as incomplete or unresolved, entails difficult emotions such as regret, remorse …

Tele-drama therapy for community dwelling older adults with constricted life-space mobility: a randomized controlled trial

T Elkarif, H Orkibi, S Keisari - The Journal of Positive Psychology, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Older adults with constricted life-space mobility (limited range of movement and activity
within one's environment) face an increased risk of social isolation and poor psychological …

[HTML][HTML] Perceived effects of drama therapy in people diagnosed with personality disorders: A qualitative study

E de Gruijter, H Wouters, S Haeyen - The Arts in Psychotherapy, 2024 - Elsevier
Arts and psychomotor therapies are often part of the multidisciplinary treatment for people
diagnosed with Personality Disorders (PDs). Drama therapy is aimed at promoting emotion …

The Jameel Arts & Health Lab in collaboration with the WHO–Lancet global series on the health benefits of the arts

N Sajnani, N Fietje - The Lancet, 2023 - thelancet.com
Interest in the individual and collective health benefits of engaging with the arts has been
increasing in the 21st century, particularly for addressing complex health challenges that …

Creative adaptability: A measurable personal resource

H Orkibi - Creativity Research Journal, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
This paper presents a succinct overview of the psychodramatic origins of Creative
Adaptability, a novel concept that refers to people's ability to respond creatively and …

Openness to experience predicts engagement in role-play: evidence from two methodologies

M Lim, A Bizzego, SHA Chen… - Simulation & …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Role-play, or the transient embodiment of a different role from one's own, is a
uniquely human activity that permeates many aspects of life. However, what psychosocial …

Therapeutic Potential of Embodied Cognition for Clinical Psychotherapies: From Theory to Practice

JMB Fugate, SL Macrine… - Cognitive Therapy and …, 2024 - Springer
Background This paper examines cognitive and body-based therapies through the lens of
embodiment, framing treatments as constructed experiences shaped by individuals' …

Neurodynamics of Relational Aesthetic Engagement in Creative Arts Therapies

S Vaisvaser, JL King, H Orkibi… - Review of General …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Aesthetic experiences, emerging saliently in the arts, play a pivotal role in transformative
learning and creative processes that elicit physiological, affective, and cognitive responses …