OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Arts in Psychotherapy is 4. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

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
The experience of school-based dramatherapists: Understanding the barriers and facilitators of UK school-based dramatherapy to inform better implementation	15
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
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
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
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
Professional development of creative arts therapists: Foundations, experiences and paths	10
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
'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

The effects of psychodrama on flourishing, self-compassion, and empathy in university students: A randomized controlled trial	4
MacKenzie and Livesley on stage: Group development through Psychotherapeutic Playback Theatre	4
Dance movement therapy for Black womxn: A content analysis	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
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
Mechanisms of change in dance/movement therapy and their neural correlates: A theoretical framework	4
Music therapy group for women outpatients with major depressive disorder under treatment as usual in a psychiatric institution: non-randomized pilot trial	4
‘The Music was Speaking to Me’: Using narrative inquiry to describe sacred moments with music	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
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
Joint music sessions, parents, and their lesbian and gay young adult children: Effectiveness on the ‘coming out’ process, relationships, and wellbeing	4
Effects of music therapy on the subjective well-being of women with fibromyalgia: A quasi-experimental study	4
The legacy of heart failure – A case study on a patient’s experience composing heartbeat-inspired music	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