Creative arts therapies for the mental health of emerging adults: A systematic review

D Smriti, S Ambulkar, Q Meng, G Kaimal… - The Arts in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Emerging adults face significant risk of experiencing mental health problems, especially
since most lifetime mental problems have first onset by age 24. Despite the pervasiveness of …

Current grief support in pediatric palliative care

T Schuelke, C Crawford, R Kentor, H Eppelheimer… - Children, 2021 - mdpi.com
Grief support changes as more is learned from current grief theory and research. The
authors provide a comprehensive overview of current grief support as it relates to Pediatric …

The COVID-19 disappeared: From traumatic to ambiguous loss and the role of the internet for the bereaved in Italy

I Testoni, C Azzola, N Tribbia, G Biancalani… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
In Italy, in the very first phase of the COVID-19 pandemic there was a dramatic rise in
mortality. However, families were forbidden because of lockdown regulations to be with their …

Shifting to tele-creative arts therapies during the COVID-19 pandemic: An international study on helpful and challenging factors

R Feniger-Schaal, H Orkibi, S Keisari, NL Sajnani… - The Arts in …, 2022 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to an unprecedented shift to online treatment. For the
creative arts therapies (CATs)–a healthcare profession that involves the intentional use of …

Crafting life stories in photocollage: An online creative art-based intervention for older adults

S Keisari, S Piol, T Elkarif, G Mola, I Testoni - Behavioral Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Creative arts therapies (CAT) provide a safe and creative environment for older adults to
process life experiences and maintain personal growth while aging. There is a growing …

Playback theatre in adult day centers: A creative group intervention for community-dwelling older adults

S Keisari, A Gesser-Edelsburg, D Yaniv, Y Palgi - PLoS One, 2020 - journals.plos.org
The literature indicates that theatre and drama-based interventions have the potential to
improve older adults' well-being and health. The goal of the current study was to …

Using mobile brain/body imaging to advance research in arts, health, and related therapeutics

JL King, FJ Parada - European Journal of Neuroscience, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The uses of mobile brain/body imaging (MoBI) are expanding and allow for more direct
study of the neurophysiological signals associated with behavior in psychotherapeutic …

Death education for palliative psychology: The impact of a death education course for Italian university students

L Ronconi, G Biancalani, GA Medesi, H Orkibi… - Behavioral …, 2023 - mdpi.com
The present study investigated the effects of a hybrid online course on a group of Italian
Master's degree students involved in a European Erasmus+ project. The course was …

Spirituality during the COVID-19 pandemic: An online creative arts intervention with photocollages for older adults in Italy and Israel

S Keisari, S Piol, H Orkibi, T Elkarif, G Mola… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The present study aimed to examine how expressions of spirituality were stimulated and
reflected in an online creative arts intervention for older adults during COVID-19 lockdowns …

“Art, Colors, and Emotions” Treatment (ACE-t): A Pilot Study on the Efficacy of an Art-Based Intervention for People With Alzheimer's Disease

F Savazzi, S Isernia, E Farina, R Fioravanti… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Increasing evidence suggests that non-pharmacological therapies impact on
neuropsychiatric symptoms and quality of life in people with Alzheimer's disease. Among …