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An investigation into the effectiveness of the arts therapies (art therapy, dramatherapy, music therapy, dance movement therapy) by measuring symptomatic and significant life change for people between the ages of 16-65 with continuing mental health problems
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posted on 2023-08-30, 13:46 authored by Helen Odell-Miller, Mark Westacott, Philip Hughes, Debbra Mortlock, Claire BinksArts Therapies treatments offer patients therapy primarily through non-verbal means i.e. art forms such as music, art, drama or dance movement. They are particularly effective where normal communication is absent or has broken down. This study was a randomised control design with four separate questionnaires to measure their effectiveness. The numerical results were not conclusive, owing to high variability and small sample size, but the qualitative data reveal interesting facets of the process, for example that the therapist and patients perceptions of the treatment coincide in all treatment cases.
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Anglia Polytechnic University and Addenbrooke’s NHS TrustPlace of publication
Cambridge, UKFile version
- Accepted version
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- eng
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- Project Report
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2013-06-03Legacy creation date
2022-01-25Legacy Faculty/School/Department
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