Towards a description of the elements of art therapy practice for trauma: a systematic review
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ABSTRACT Background Post-traumatic stress disorder is a debilitating mental health condition that can occur when individuals are exposed to traumatic situations [American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Trauma- and stressor-related disorders. In Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (DSM-5®). American Psychiatric Pub]. Art therapy has been growing in popularity and acceptance as a therapeutic intervention for trauma over the last 10 years [Nanda, U., Barbato Gaydos, H. L., Hathorn, K., & Watkins, N. (2010). Art and posttraumatic stress: A review of the empirical literature on the therapeutic implications of artwork for war veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder. Environment and Behavior, 42(3), 376–390. https://doi.org/10.1177/0013916510361874], however, there is a sparsity of rigorous, methodologically sound evidence supporting its use. One step towards developing rigorous effectiveness studies is to firstly consolidate an understanding of the elements of art therapy. Method A comprehensive systematic search of the literature was performed. Data was extracted to best understand the elements of art therapy using the elements articulated by Borrelli et al. (2005. A new tool to assess treatment fidelity and evaluation of treatment fidelity across 10 years of health behavior research. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 73(5), 852. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-006X.73.5.852) which include: Design, Training, Delivery, Receipt, and Enactment. The…
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