ArticleThe International journal of social psychiatry2024
Effect of drama training on self-esteem and personality strengths: A feasibility case control study of nidotherapy.
Article in The International journal of social psychiatry, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.
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- The benefits and hazards of psychodrama in the management of mental illness: qualitative study linked to nidotherapy.BJPsych bulletin · 2025Article
- A systematic environmental intervention, nidotherapy, given to whole communities: protocol for a randomised stepped-wedge trial.BJPsych open · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundAlthough there are many case reports and qualitative studies on the likely positive effects of drama on mental health there have been few quantitative studies with mentally ill patients.
aimsTo assess the effect of drama training in patients receiving nidotherapy with a range of mental and personality disorders on changes in self-esteem and personality strengths over a 1-month period compared with two control groups, one with similar mental disorders and another without, who had similar assessments but no acting involvement.
methodA total of 19 patients were recruited from a mental health charity with current significant mental illness (active group:
resultsThe intervention group showed positive improvement in personality strengths (
conclusionsDespite the limited numbers in this study, and the consequent inability to make firm conclusions about the efficacy of drama therapy as part of nidotherapy, the findings suggest that larger trials of this approach are feasible and worth exploring. .
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