ArticleIranian journal of public health2021
Effects of Image-Sandplay Therapy on the Mental Health and Subjective Well-Being of Children with Autism.
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- A systematic review of the effect of sandplay therapy on social communication deficits in children with autism spectrum disorder.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2024Pooled it
- The effects of play-based interventions on social and play skills in children with autism spectrum disorder: a meta-analysis.Irish journal of medical science · 2026Article
- Application and progress of psychological sand table play therapy in children's rehabilitation.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Review
- The Effect of Sandplay Therapy on Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment · 2026Review
- A Review of Therapeutic Approaches for Autism Spectrum Disorder.Brain sciences · 2025Review
- The impact of a multi-micronutrient nutritional formula combined with cognitive behavioral therapy in managing symptoms of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2025Article
- Benefits of multi-micronutrient nutritional formula combined with aerobic exercise on children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: improvements in symptoms, cognition, executive function, and sleep.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2025Article
- Cultural adaptation and validation of the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule for Children (PANAS-C) among Indonesian adolescents.BMC psychology · 2024Article
- Analysis of initial sandplay characteristics among university students with different levels of loneliness.BMC psychiatry · 2023Article
- A Study on the Effects of a Cartoon Text Version of Health Education Manual with Sandplay on the Psychological Status and Cognitive Function of Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundAutism significantly affects mental health and lowers subjective well-being (SWB). The rehabilitation therapy of autism is attracting widespread attention. We aimed to explore the effects of image-sandplay therapy on the mental health and SWB of children with autism.
methodsA total of 90 children with autism treated in Changchun Women and Children Health Hospital from Jan 2019 to Jun 2020 were enrolled by convenient sampling method. They were randomly divided into control (n=45) and observation (n=45) groups. The observation group had a 12-week image-sandplay therapy based on conventional rehabilitation therapy. In the image-sandplay therapy, the one-to-one intervention was provided once a week, 60 min in each. Autism treatment evaluation checklist (ATEC), autism behavior checklist (ABC), Conners parent symptom questionnaire (PSQ), satisfaction with life scale (SWLS), and positive and negative affect scale for children (PANAS-C) of the two groups were assessed.
resultsAfter intervention, the observation group showed lower scores in ATEC scale and ABC scale than the control group, and the difference show statistical significance (
conclusionImage-sandplay therapy can improve the symptoms of children with autism and is conducive to promoting mental health and increasing SWB. It is a feasible and effective rehabilitation method.
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