Arts in Psychotherapy

Article	Citations
Arts psychotherapies for adolescents with mental health difficulties: A systematic review and logic model of mechanisms of action and outcomes	31
How to use theories to explain effects of the creative arts therapies: The case of Polyvagal Theory	22
The use of music therapy to address psychosocial needs of informal caregivers: An integrative review	20
Drama-based interventions for men in prison who use substances – A literature review	17
The impacts of dance/movement therapy on dementia caregivers’ burden and resilience: A mixed-methods exploration	16
Beneficial and harmful music for substance use disorder clients: Implementation of the musical presentation technique	15
The impact of doodling on cognition and affect: A scoping review	15
The experience of school-based dramatherapists: Understanding the barriers and facilitators of UK school-based dramatherapy to inform better implementation	15
Group music therapy for Chinese doctoral student mothers in Korea: A qualitative case study	14
Open studio therapeutic aspects as experienced by adolescents in a psychiatric day treatment unit: A qualitative analysis	13
Korean dance/movement therapists’ clinical experiences working with individuals with developmental disabilities: Phenomenological study	11
Arts therapists’ perceptions of working in educational settings in youth psychiatric wards	11
El Duende One-Canvas Process Painting as a method for individual arts-based supervision	11
Psychodrama’s effects on PTSD, depression, anxiety, traumatic grief, prolonged grief disorder, and spontaneity: A mixed methods study in inpatient addiction treatment	11
Integrating the embodiment-projection-role paradigm to develop and implement a two-hour-workshop for stress management among nurses	11
Decolonizing internal and external borders: Reflections on therapeutic engagements with asylum seekers	10
Qualifying public perceptions of art therapy: A mixed methods study of community discussion forums	10
Professional development of creative arts therapists: Foundations, experiences and paths	10
The creative arts therapies and the climate crisis: Toward a framework for intentional engagement	9
Drama therapists’ attitudes and perspectives regarding dis/ability: A community survey	9
Explanatory sequential descriptive analysis of music therapists’ clinical practice for individuals with eating disorders	9
What does the literature teach us about research, theory, and the practice of art therapy for individuals with intellectual developmental disabilities? A scoping review	9
Arts therapies and people with visual impairment: A scoping review	9
Editorial Board	9
Move freely! – A theoretical overview of the mechanism of movement improvisation	9

Future time perspectives of older adults as reflected through digital photocollage	9
Group tele-art therapy intervention in women undergoing in vitro fertilization: A randomized control study	9
The impact of group art therapy in post-acute cancer care: A longitudinal qualitative study	9
Moving together with you: Bodily expression of attachment	8
How health-focused choirs adapted to the virtual world during the COVID-19 pandemic – An international survey	8
Psychosocial benefits of engaging in heritage arts practices in art therapy	8
Creative and reflective practices of clinical supervisors	8
Creative arts intervention to reduce burnout and decrease psychological distress in healthcare professionals: A qualitative analysis	8
The impact of systemic language in music therapy and western healthcare systems: A Canadian perspective	8
Music therapy and silence – Silence in music therapy. A systematic review	8
The effectiveness of group art therapy in a clinically heterogenous sample: Randomized controlled trial	8
The experiences of art therapists in training and implementing digital art therapy with clients with physical disabilities using augmentative and alternative communication	8
Gender-expression through a session of Psychotherapeutic Playback Theatre: A case study	8
An overview of historical and contemporary perspectives in art therapy in Spain: A bibliometric analysis of Spanish art therapy research	8
“After the Tempest”: Assessing audience response through Playback Theatre	8
Reducing social anxiety and intolerance of uncertainty in adolescents with improvisational theater	8
Loss, adaptation and growth: The experiences of creative arts therapists during the Covid-19 pandemic	8
The change in aesthetic experience and empathic concern predicts theory of mind ability: Evidence from drama improvisation training	8
North American drama therapists’ attitudes toward research	7
Case study of therapist-client co-creation for the treatment of relational trauma in children	7
Art therapy as a bridge to expand burn care beyond surgery: Providers’ perspectives in an inpatient burn center	7
Dramatherapy for children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder: A systematic integrative review	7
Brain activation in response to art-based tasks using diverse materials based on the Expressive Therapy Continuum (ETC)	7
Do we see you? A systematic review of diversity representation in art therapy research conducted between 2010-2020	7
Perceptions of arts-based psychosocial support training workshops for care providers serving survivors of gender-based violence in Calabar, Nigeria	7
Phygital art therapy: A theoretical model integrating digital and physical media in psychotherapeutic practice	7
Editorial Board	6
A mixed methods exploration of a pilot photo-reflection intervention for enhancing coping and well-being during COVID-19	6
Decolonizing research: Response art as an arts-based analysis research tool	6
Promoting social-emotional skills and reducing behavioural problems in children through group psychomotor therapy: A randomized controlled trial	6
A theoretical model of emotional processing in visual artmaking and art therapy	6
Synchrony as a therapeutic framework: Synchronization modulation transitions model through sensorimotor art therapy	6
Audio analysis reveals mutual associations between clients’ and therapists’ vocal timbres in Guided Imagery and Music sessions	6
Effects of dance on quality of life among people with Parkinson's disease: Meta-analyses	6
Modified amusement park technique with a SUD population in a residential setting	6
Editorial Board	6
Innovations in dance/movement therapy education: Simulation lab applications	6
Perceived effects of drama therapy in people diagnosed with personality disorders: A qualitative study	6
Integrating social arts into creative arts therapies training: Teachers' and students' perspectives	5
The expressive therapies continuum and mentalization-based art therapy for individuals diagnosed with a cluster B/C personality disorder: A successful marriage!	5
A year later: The pain protocol study findings and memory reconsolidation factors	5
Increased functional connectivity in military service members presenting a psychological closure and healing theme in art therapy masks	5
Music in the moment: The use of a musical intervention to impact state experiences	5
Committing to arts-based palliative and bereavement care: Evaluation of students’ experiences in an online course	5
Aesthetic distance: Conceptualization and practical use	5
The effects of sandplay therapy on the limbic system and prefrontal cortex in women with generalized anxiety disorder	5
Therapist perceived active ingredients of school-based dramatherapy for children and young people with emotional distress	5
Analysis of the body of literature based on a new drama therapy literature database	5
The effects of psychodrama on flourishing, self-compassion, and empathy in university students: A randomized controlled trial	4
‘The Music was Speaking to Me’: Using narrative inquiry to describe sacred moments with music	4

MacKenzie and Livesley on stage: Group development through Psychotherapeutic Playback Theatre	4
"From story to song": Translating narrative interventions into family music therapy through songwriting	4
Effects of mirroring-based DMT intervention on kinesthetic empathy and prosocial behavior	4
A study exploring dance/movement therapy's affinity with the body training system by Lee-chen Lin in Taiwan: A focus on self-concept	4
Drama therapy and the treatment of eating disorders: Advancing towards clinical guidelines	4
Community-based experiences during professional training: Successes and challenges	4
Critical pedagogy in the undergraduate music therapy curriculum: A grounded theory study of music therapy educators	4
Effects of music therapy on the subjective well-being of women with fibromyalgia: A quasi-experimental study	4
Mechanisms of change in dance/movement therapy and their neural correlates: A theoretical framework	4
The legacy of heart failure – A case study on a patient’s experience composing heartbeat-inspired music	4
Music therapy group for women outpatients with major depressive disorder under treatment as usual in a psychiatric institution: non-randomized pilot trial	4
Gender-based violence comes on the scene: Creative Arts Therapies intervention in prison with men who committed or tried to commit feminicide	4
‘Scenic understanding’ as a methodological concept for change in psychodynamic music therapy	4
Exploring factors affecting art therapists’ intention to embrace virtual reality using UTAUT1	4
Joint sand painting as a potential intervention technique in parent-child art psychotherapy: The subjective experiences of mothers and children in a non-therapeutic setting	4
Commentary: Troubling care	4
Art therapy as a treatment for adults with learning disabilities who are experiencing mental distress: A configurative systematic review with narrative synthesis	4
Dance movement therapy for Black womxn: A content analysis	4
Joint music sessions, parents, and their lesbian and gay young adult children: Effectiveness on the ‘coming out’ process, relationships, and wellbeing	4
Psychotherapy with the psychodrama approach: Pilot study of the perceived effectiveness of psychodrama and the role reversal technique	4
Relational repair through recording: A music therapy case study with a child and parents following the october 7 attack	4
Art therapy with young individuals with sickle cell disease: Understanding the clinical practices, challenges, and barriers	4
Implementing expressive writing therapy in a virtual setting: A feasibility trial for survivors of intimate partner violence	4
'These women’s voices': The experiences of homeless women who participated in the "Halalu" women’s choir	4
Commentary: Moving into an embodied aesthetic theory of care	4
Exploring the feasibility of multidisciplinary collaboration in Israeli school inclusion teams: Structures, barriers, and the role of arts therapists	3
Human rights education experience for human rights sensitivity among Korean creative arts therapists: A focus on art and music therapists	3
Art and emotion processing among arab breast cancer survivors: An exploratory study	3
Decreased activation in left prefrontal cortex during role-play: An fNIRS study of the psychodrama sociocognitive model	3
Dance movement psychotherapy intervention protocol for the caregivers of children on the autism spectrum: Development and fidelity evaluation	3
Creative art diaries as a tool to support the development of professional competencies in therapeutic work with clients	3
Editorial Board	3
The impact of creative arts therapies on emotional speechlessness in cancer: A pilot study	3
Theoretical basis for dance movement therapy with transgender and nonbinary people	3
Physiological measurements and emotional experiences of drawing and clay forming	3
The drama therapy core processes: A Delphi study establishing a North American perspective	3
From art to insight: The role of a creative arts therapies group workshop on college students' well-being, self-awareness, and loneliness	3
Two ways to measure interpersonal synchrony in dance/movement therapy: Comparing accelerometer data with observational data	3
Art therapy as a therapeutic resource integrated into mental health programmes: Components, effects and integration pathways	3
A therapeutic intervention based on the integration of psychoanalytic conceptualizations and psychodrama techniques: The case of intrafamilial emotional abuse	3
Standing tall: A continuing education program and participatory study offered to arts therapists working in the israeli education system	3
Exploring play experience with Japanese science, technology, engineering, and mathematics undergraduates in interactive art making: A qualitative study	3
Perceived effects of music therapy in the treatment of personality disorders, cluster B/C: A thematic analysis study based on service users’ experiences	3
"Pictures from the unconscious" – Art making within Jungian analysis	3
Theoretically grounded music therapy interventions for people with obsessive compulsive disorder	3
Editorial Board	3
Client experiences of shifting from in-person to telehealth formats of Guided Imagery and Music (GIM) sessions	3
“A springboard back to life”: The voices of people with mental health conditions on the process and outcomes of a pre-academic arts program	3
Combining music and dance movement therapy for people with dementia living in the community: A mixed methods feasibility study	2
Psychological flexibility in art therapy: Practice-based research	2
Assessing dance movement therapy in Chinese undergraduates with depression and anxiety: An initial randomized controlled trial	2
Art therapists' experiences of countertransference with clients with intellectual disabilities	2
Editorial Board	2
Psychometric evaluation of the Chinese version of the Revised Spontaneity Assessment Inventory (SAI-R-C)	2
Effects of online group art therapy on psychological distress and quality of life after family bereavement: In COVID-19 pandemic	2
“I wanted to do something that mattered:” An interpretative phenomenological analysis of career change to music therapy	2
Social role development in playback theater groups in light of the Mackenzie and Livesley model	2
Performance and catharsis: Interactions between performing arts and mental health	2
Editorial Board	2
Life’s final chapter: A psychoanalytic reading of the 'six-part story making' projective tool with older adults	2
Art therapy with military families: The animal strengths and family environment directive	2
The effect of drama therapy on depressive symptoms and quality of life among older adults in residential care facilities: A systematic review	2
Development and integration of supervision across psychotherapy disciplines	2
Growing a small world: College students’ perceptions of making and tending an expressive terrarium	2
Editorial Board	2
Music in the practice of dance/movement therapy	2
Reducing the burden of care: Effect of art and dance therapy on Parkinson’s disease patients’ caregivers	2
Metaphor in art therapy: Its use with vulnerable children	2
Telehealth music therapy research, training and practice: A scoping review	2
Evaluation of an arts therapies approach to team development for non-acute healthcare teams in low control and high-pressure environments	2
Editorial Board	2
Supporting families to engage in music making with preschool children with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities at home: An interpretivist multi-case study	2
A theory of change for using musical-aesthetic and therapeutic factors in music therapy with adult trauma survivors	2
Feasibility of the Musical Contour Regulation Facilitation (MCRF) intervention to promote emotion regulation for under-resourced preschoolers: Examining intervention intensity	2
Ambiguous loss and disenfranchised grief in formal caregivers of people with dementia: Effectiveness of a training intervention with psychodrama	2
Supporting children of terminally ill adults: An arts-based psychoeducational narrative approach	2
Art therapy with adult refugees: A systematic review of qualitative research	2
Creative Embodiment and the Arts Therapies Relational Neuroscience (ATR-N) Approach	2
Playback Theatre applications: A systematic review of literature	2
Shifting Ethics of Care in Hong Kong	2

The role of puppetry in mental health promotion: A scoping review of its efficacy and applications	2
Do children’s family drawings reflect adaptation in early years of elementary school?	2
“Migrated onto the Screen”: The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the clinical practice of drama therapy	2
Art therapist’s interventions in terms of the potential space in an open studio for at-risk children: Vignette analyses	2
ART-UP: Making the case for visual thinking strategies in art therapy pedagogy, practice, and research	2
The effects of a single-session pictorial collage on self-reported anxiety of adults diagnosed with a traumatic brain injury	2
A mixed-methods study on psychodrama treatment for PTSD and depression in inpatient substance use treatment: A comparison of outcomes pre-pandemic and during Covid-19	2
Photovoice techniques and art therapy approaches with refugee and immigrant adolescents	2
Editorial Board	2
Documental health: Exploring documentary films as a therapeutic resource	2
Creative art therapies in the treatment of adolescents with eating disorders: An integrative review and thematic network analysis	2
Art therapy for older adults in long-term care: A quasi-experimental study on cognitive enhancement	2
Sociocultural trends in music therapists’ clinical music choices	1
The impact of art therapy on anxiety and hope in patients with gynecologic cancer undergoing chemotherapy	1
Using implementation methods to study a combined dance/movement therapy (DMT) and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) protocol at an inpatient substance use setting	1
Create, destroy, recreate: A case study of art therapy with children who have experienced early trauma	1
DRAWS: A documentation model for use in art therapy training and practice	1
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]	1
A proposed Critical Theory of Music Vilification to explain “problem music”	1
Body mapping as a therapeutic activity in psychotherapy practice: A scoping review	1
Corrigendum to “Social action art therapy as an intervention for compassion fatigue” [The Arts in Psychotherapy 50 (2016) 34–39]	1
Your life within me: Exploring a visual art journal group intervention for women who experienced stillbirth	1
Art therapy utilizing smartphones as a therapeutic stimulus to promote self-expression	1
Creating an art therapy research strategic plan: A community participatory approach	1
Problem-solving expressions in preschool children’s "Person Picking an Apple from a Tree" drawings and verbal narratives	1
Art therapists’ perspectives on working with a central issue in time-limited art therapy	1
A music therapy group intervention in an Italian prison: The subjective impact of a pilot program	1
Beyond art expression: Understanding participants’ experience and outcomes of a vicarious trauma and response art workshop	1
Tele-drama-based intervention for older gay men: A manualized approach for practice and research	1
Music therapists’ perspectives on nature-connecting methods and the integration of nature in music therapy: Results of a survey among German and Austrian music therapists	1
Trauma-informed music therapy with adult survivors of intimate partner violence and sexual assault: A scoping review	1
Investigating the effects of group dance movement therapy sessions in adults living with treatment resistant depression: A mixed method case series	1
Exploring attunement among clinicians-in-training via group drumming	1
A place for care and connection: The potential for art therapy in museum and cultural spaces	1
“Some small worm is chewing my stomach”: Chronic pain in movement and narratives, a cross-sectional study	1
Trends in dance/movement therapy research: A bibliometric analysis of publications in the scopus bibliographic and citation information database	1
Parental accompaniment in the education system: The development of a working model	1
Editorial Board	1
Process evaluation of an art therapeutic treatment for children and adolescents with psychosocial problems	1
“Music is considered my skin to skin with her”: Music therapy with parents and their extremely preterm infants in the NICU	1
Editorial Board	1
An integration of physical and psychological health through the Hero’s Journey in Guided Imagery & Music: A cross-case analysis	1
Songwriting, professional studio recording, and a CD release party: Interviews with two adults with mental health conditions	1
Structured dance movement therapy for depersonalization-derealization disorder	1
Exploring a therapeutic songwriting program with three people experiencing homelessness and their communities through a cross case analysis	1
Relationships between sense of purpose and music-making in childhood	1
Finding myself in 10 weeks: An SEL-based art therapy program for out-of-school youth	1
SandplayAR: Evaluation of psychometric game for people with generalized anxiety disorder	1
Art-based emotion regulation in major depression: Framework for intervention	1
An exploratory study of the coming out road drawing: A novel growth promoting intervention for sexual and gender minority individuals	1
Naming who performs care: Occupational segregation in the creative arts therapies	1
An autoethnographic exploration of tabletop role-playing games as a therapeutic tool in dramatherapy	1
Dance therapy and the criminal justice system: Considering traditional and critical perspectives in prisons, forensic mental health and addiction care	1
The drama therapy core process coding system: A transtheoretical capturing of drama therapy processes	1
Don't worry, in the end there will be peace: The relations of therapist and client from two nations	1
Care work and social justice in creative arts therapy: Putting queer performance theory and disability justice in conversation with drama therapy	1
Anti-oppressive pedagogy in dance/movement therapy education: Embodied experiences of black, indigenous, and students of color	1
“Can I really be authentic?” A co-created critical autoethnography on whiteness in dance/movement therapy education	1
Six adolescents’ lived experiences of resource-oriented music therapy assessment in a community-based mental health day program	1
Outcomes and experiences of an online Balance-Space music therapy intervention for cancer patients: A mixed methods study	1
Music therapy and anhedonia: A case study	1
How art-as-therapy supports participants with a diagnosis of schizophrenia: A phenomenological lifeworld investigation	1
Practicing in an expanded paradigm: Case examples and ethical anchors for creative arts therapists working in community-based social justice contexts	1
Dreaming of an abolitionist drama therapy	1
Cooking therapy in the creative arts therapy theoretical context: Conceptual validation and practical guidelines	1
From perception to transformation: The contribution of dance movement therapy through phenomenological and neurobiological lenses	1
Developing a theory of social art therapy: Insights from the context of crisis	1