ArticleFrontiers in psychology2021
From Therapeutic Factors to Mechanisms of Change in the Creative Arts Therapies: A Scoping Review.
Article in Frontiers in psychology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 3 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 69 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The Effects of Mindfulness Practice With Tao Art (Love Peace Harmony Calligraphy and Song) on Well-being - Controlled Randomized Study
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Effect of Subtle Energy Transmission and Tao Calligraphy Mindfulness Practice on Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) in Peripheral Blood Leukocytes
Who cites it
69 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Creative Arts Therapy for Anxiety, Depression, and Quality of Life in Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Psycho-oncology · 2026Pooled it
- Art therapy for depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Pooled it
- Healing potential of art therapy: a narrative review of neuro-psycho-cultural mechanisms in mental health.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Pooled it
- An overview of the integration and development trends between arts and psychotherapy.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Pooled it
- Dance movement therapy for dementia.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2023Pooled it
- The impact of performing arts on mental health, social connection, and creativity in university students: a Randomised Controlled Trial.BMC public health · 2025Trial
- Creative strengthening groups as a potential intervention to enhance job satisfaction and reduce levels of burnout in healthcare professionals: results from the randomized controlled trial UPGRADE.BMC health services research · 2025Trial
- The effect of dance movement therapy on traumatized refugee women - a clinical controlled trial.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2026Article
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- Coloring-Based Serious Game in Chinese College Students With Alexithymia: Prospective Longitudinal Exploratory Mixed Methods Study.JMIR serious games · 2026Article
- Changes in resting-state functional connectivity between large-scale brain networks after an intensive arts intervention for adolescents with depression.Translational psychiatry · 2026Article
- Art-Based Intervention to Promote Psychological Adjustment, Self-Concept, and Quality of Life in Children: Protocol for a Cluster Nonrandomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2026Article
- The Impact of a Creativity Camp Intervention on Depression and Well-Being in Adolescents.Child psychiatry and human development · 2026Article
- Feasibility and acceptability of a mixed methods within-subjects comparative design in dance movement therapy for adults with personality disorders.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2026Article
- An Action-Based Psychosocial Group Intervention in Psychiatric Inpatient Care: A Pragmatic Add-On Study to Talk-Based Psychotherapy.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Participatory development and proof-of-concept of an intersectionality-informed art-based group intervention for BIPoC girls.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Research on the impact mechanism of Hubei traditional festival music activities on collective belonging and psychological safety in rural residents.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
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- Patterns of creative technique use in child and youth psychotherapy in Germany: an exploratory mixed-methods survey including identity-informed practice.Frontiers in health services · 2026Article
- Design and evaluation of a group-based integrative expressive art therapy intervention for mental health among pregnant women in China: a pilot pre-post study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
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Abstract
Empirical studies in the creative arts therapies (CATs; i.e., art therapy, dance/movement therapy, drama therapy, music therapy, psychodrama, and poetry/bibliotherapy) have grown rapidly in the last 10 years, documenting their positive impact on a wide range of psychological and physiological outcomes (e.g., stress, trauma, depression, anxiety, and pain). However, it remains unclear
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