Patricia Fenner1, Radwa S Abdelazim, Iris Bräuninger, Gitta Strehlow, Kathrin Seifert. 1. aSchool of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia bDepartment of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Kasr Al Aini Hospital, Cairo, Egypt cUniversity of Applied Sciences of Special Needs Education, Psychomotor Therapy, Schaffhauserstrasse, Zürich dClinic of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Bethesda Hospital Bergedorf, Hamburg eUniversitätsklinikum Bonn, Bonn, Germany.
Abstract
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Arts therapies are still inadequately regulated throughout the world despite a 100-year-long tradition, a vast number of academically trained therapists and importance in treating psychiatric patients. It is essential that more evidence-based studies are undertaken. RECENT FINDINGS: Current international guidelines focus on the efficacy and effectiveness of arts therapies. New international evidence-based studies reporting clear-cut therapeutic effects of art therapy, music therapy and dance movement therapy are described here, with a focus on developments in Australia, Egypt and the United States. SUMMARY: Further effort must be put into the development of evidence-based treatment programmes for all arts therapies, and effort needs to go into the establishment of arts therapists as a profession, with appropriate training standards.
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Arts therapies are still inadequately regulated throughout the world despite a 100-year-long tradition, a vast number of academically trained therapists and importance in treating psychiatricpatients. It is essential that more evidence-based studies are undertaken. RECENT FINDINGS: Current international guidelines focus on the efficacy and effectiveness of arts therapies. New international evidence-based studies reporting clear-cut therapeutic effects of art therapy, music therapy and dance movement therapy are described here, with a focus on developments in Australia, Egypt and the United States. SUMMARY: Further effort must be put into the development of evidence-based treatment programmes for all arts therapies, and effort needs to go into the establishment of arts therapists as a profession, with appropriate training standards.
Authors: Annemarie Abbing; Anne Ponstein; Susan van Hooren; Leo de Sonneville; Hanna Swaab; Erik Baars Journal: PLoS One Date: 2018-12-17 Impact factor: 3.240