ArticleFrontiers in psychology2018
Effectiveness of Art Therapy With Adult Clients in 2018-What Progress Has Been Made?
Article in Frontiers in psychology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07018791 (Assessment of the Impact of Art-Based Pain Assessment Tool on Pain Communication, Joint Function, and Anxiety in Patients With Temporomandibular Joint Disorders), which is not on this map. Cited by 21 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Assessment of the Impact of Art-Based Pain Assessment Tool on Pain Communication, Joint Function, and Anxiety in Patients With Temporomandibular Joint Disorders: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Who cites it
21 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Review: systematic review of effectiveness of art psychotherapy in children with mental health disorders.Irish journal of medical science · 2022Pooled it
- An Exploratory Trial of Brief Mindfulness-Based Zentangle Art Workshops in Family Social Services during COVID-19: Transitioning from Offline to Online.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Trial
- Art therapy in addiction recovery the face of addiction through artworks based on clinical case studies.Addiction science & clinical practice · 2026Article
- Effects of Mandala Coloring on Alpha Brain Activity and Anxiety Symptoms among Students at Universiti Sains Malaysia: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Consortium psychiatricum · 2026Article
- Perceived impact of a homeless shelter-based art program on stress, social connection, and emotional regulation: a mixed-methods pilot study.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Conceptualizing an antiracist framework for neuroscience research in art therapy: a qualitative pilot study.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2025Article
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- The use of Arts-Based Research in Chronic Pain: A Scoping Review.Canadian journal of pain = Revue canadienne de la douleur · 2024Article
- How the arts heal: a review of the neural mechanisms behind the therapeutic effects of creative arts on mental and physical health.Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience · 2024Article
- Effects of visual arts-based interventions on physical and psychosocial outcomes of people with stroke: A systematic review and meta-analysis.International journal of nursing studies advances · 2023Review
- Online art therapy pilot in the Western Isles of Scotland: a feasibility and acceptability study of a novel service in a rural community.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
- Art therapy in Alzheimer's disease. An opportunity of collaboration between intersectoral public and private organizations in the co-design of health and social care services.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
- Are neuroaesthetic principles applied in art therapy protocols for neurorehabilitation? A systematic mini-review.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Review
- What Factors Are Associated With Psychological Vulnerability and Resiliency Among Older Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic?The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences · 2022Article
- Creativity and art therapies to promote healthy aging: A scoping review.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- The Psychological Recovery of Patients in the Context of Virtual Reality Application by a Complementary Medicine Scheme Based on Visual Art.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2022Review
- Exploring the Effects of Guided vs. Unguided Art Therapy Methods.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
- Do adjunctive art therapies reduce symptomatology in schizophrenia? A meta-analysis.World journal of psychiatry · 2019Article
- The impacts of visual Art Therapy for elderly with Neurocognitive disorder: a systematic review.Dementia & neuropsychologiaReview
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Abstract
In the year 2000, an important art therapy literature review addressed an essential question-does art therapy work? It discussed 17 articles dealing with the issue of the effectiveness of art therapy. Two decades later, this research field has extended its scope and is flourishing. Several current reviews of research work have described the broad range of methods implemented today, which includes qualitative and quantitative studies; other reviews have focused on art therapy with specific populations, or by age group. The aim of this systematic literature review is to contribute to the ongoing discussion in the field by exploring the latest studies dealing with the effectiveness of art therapy with a broad scope of adult clients. We conducted a comprehensive search in four databases and review of every quantitative article that has addressed outcome measures in the art therapy field from 2000 to 2017. This paper presents the latest 27 studies in the field that examine the effectiveness of art therapy with adult clients and divides them into seven clinical categories: cancer patients, clients coping with a variety of medical conditions, mental health clients, clients coping with trauma, prison inmates, the elderly, and clients who have not been diagnosed with specific issues but face ongoing daily challenges. It underscores the potential effects of art therapy on these seven clinical populations, and recommends the necessary expansions for future research in the field, to enable art therapy research to take further strides forward.
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