OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Arts in Psychotherapy is 4. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Psychological symptoms and the use of shadow miniatures in sandplay therapy	30
The experience of school-based dramatherapists: Understanding the barriers and facilitators of UK school-based dramatherapy to inform better implementation	25
Beneficial and harmful music for substance use disorder clients: Implementation of the musical presentation technique	25
Clarifying the Creative level of the Expressive Therapies Continuum: A different dimension	19
The use of music therapy to address psychosocial needs of informal caregivers: An integrative review	17
Arts psychotherapies for adolescents with mental health difficulties: A systematic review and logic model of mechanisms of action and outcomes	17
Psychodrama’s effects on PTSD, depression, anxiety, traumatic grief, prolonged grief disorder, and spontaneity: A mixed methods study in inpatient addiction treatment	16
Integrating the embodiment-projection-role paradigm to develop and implement a two-hour-workshop for stress management among nurses	16
Korean dance/movement therapists’ clinical experiences working with individuals with developmental disabilities: Phenomenological study	15
Open studio therapeutic aspects as experienced by adolescents in a psychiatric day treatment unit: A qualitative analysis	14
Group music therapy for Chinese doctoral student mothers in Korea: A qualitative case study	14
Identifying the mechanisms of poetry therapy and associated effects on participants: A synthesised review of empirical literature	14
“Time for Tony the Turtle”: Experiences with the use of a hand puppet in a program for young children in domestic violence shelters	14
Drama therapists’ attitudes and perspectives regarding dis/ability: A community survey	13
Acknowledgement to Reviewers	12
Decolonizing internal and external borders: Reflections on therapeutic engagements with asylum seekers	12
The Parent–Child Movement Scale (PCMS): Observing emotional facets of mother–child relationships through joint dance	10
Visual Journaling using Art Therapy with Refugees	10
Music improvisation enhances neutral verbal and visual memory in musicians and non-musicians alike	9
Future time perspectives of older adults as reflected through digital photocollage	9
The impact of group art therapy in post-acute cancer care: A longitudinal qualitative study	8
Explanatory sequential descriptive analysis of music therapists’ clinical practice for individuals with eating disorders	8
Qualifying public perceptions of art therapy: A mixed methods study of community discussion forums	8
What does the literature teach us about research, theory, and the practice of art therapy for individuals with intellectual developmental disabilities? A scoping review	8
Arts therapists’ perceptions of working in educational settings in youth psychiatric wards	7

The creative arts therapies and the climate crisis: Toward a framework for intentional engagement	7
Editorial Board	7
Moving together with you: Bodily expression of attachment	7
Move freely! – A theoretical overview of the mechanism of movement improvisation	7
Developing Music-based Emotion Regulation (MBER): A theoretical model for age-related depression prevention	7
How health-focused choirs adapted to the virtual world during the COVID-19 pandemic – An international survey	7
A pilot study of arts therapy techniques to evoke emotional states in forensic patients	7
The impact of systemic language in music therapy and western healthcare systems: A Canadian perspective	7
Group tele-art therapy intervention in women undergoing in vitro fertilization: A randomized control study	7
The change in aesthetic experience and empathic concern predicts theory of mind ability: Evidence from drama improvisation training	6
Music therapy and silence – Silence in music therapy. A systematic review	6
Case study of therapist-client co-creation for the treatment of relational trauma in children	6
Reducing social anxiety and intolerance of uncertainty in adolescents with improvisational theater	6
“After the Tempest”: Assessing audience response through Playback Theatre	6
Editorial Board	6
Development of a music therapy micro-intervention for stress reduction	6
An overview of historical and contemporary perspectives in art therapy in Spain: A bibliometric analysis of Spanish art therapy research	6
Loss, adaptation and growth: The experiences of creative arts therapists during the Covid-19 pandemic	6
Creative arts intervention to reduce burnout and decrease psychological distress in healthcare professionals: A qualitative analysis	6
The effectiveness of group art therapy in a clinically heterogenous sample: Randomized controlled trial	6
Psychosocial benefits of engaging in heritage arts practices in art therapy	6
Audio analysis reveals mutual associations between clients’ and therapists’ vocal timbres in Guided Imagery and Music sessions	5
North American drama therapists’ attitudes toward research	5
Editorial Board	5
Perceived effects of drama therapy in people diagnosed with personality disorders: A qualitative study	5
Modified amusement park technique with a SUD population in a residential setting	5
The effects of sandplay therapy on the limbic system and prefrontal cortex in women with generalized anxiety disorder	5
The meaning, challenges, and characteristics of art therapy for older Holocaust survivors	5
Brain activation in response to art-based tasks using diverse materials based on the Expressive Therapy Continuum (ETC)	5
A theoretical model of emotional processing in visual artmaking and art therapy	5
Music in the moment: The use of a musical intervention to impact state experiences	5
Editorial Board	5
Promoting social-emotional skills and reducing behavioural problems in children through group psychomotor therapy: A randomized controlled trial	5
Do we see you? A systematic review of diversity representation in art therapy research conducted between 2010-2020	5
Dramatherapy for children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder: A systematic integrative review	5
Art therapy as a bridge to expand burn care beyond surgery: Providers’ perspectives in an inpatient burn center	5
A mixed methods exploration of a pilot photo-reflection intervention for enhancing coping and well-being during COVID-19	5
Increased functional connectivity in military service members presenting a psychological closure and healing theme in art therapy masks	5
The expressive therapies continuum and mentalization-based art therapy for individuals diagnosed with a cluster B/C personality disorder: A successful marriage!	4
Music therapy group for women outpatients with major depressive disorder under treatment as usual in a psychiatric institution: non-randomized pilot trial	4
Critical pedagogy in the undergraduate music therapy curriculum: A grounded theory study of music therapy educators	4
Commentary: Troubling care	4
Committing to arts-based palliative and bereavement care: Evaluation of students’ experiences in an online course	4
Joint sand painting as a potential intervention technique in parent-child art psychotherapy: The subjective experiences of mothers and children in a non-therapeutic setting	4
Aesthetic distance: Conceptualization and practical use	4
Analysis of the body of literature based on a new drama therapy literature database	4
Understanding how humour enables contact in music therapy relationships with persons living with dementia: A phenomenological arts-based reflexive study	4
Dance movement therapy for Black womxn: A content analysis	4
Commentary: Moving into an embodied aesthetic theory of care	4
The effects of psychodrama on the emotional awareness and communication skills of psychiatric nurses: A randomized controlled trial	4

Joint music sessions, parents, and their lesbian and gay young adult children: Effectiveness on the ‘coming out’ process, relationships, and wellbeing	4
Body-speak: Poetic intervention for adult survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse (CSA) – An autoethnographic approach	4
Art therapy as a treatment for adults with learning disabilities who are experiencing mental distress: A configurative systematic review with narrative synthesis	4
Gender-based violence comes on the scene: Creative Arts Therapies intervention in prison with men who committed or tried to commit feminicide	4
Community-based experiences during professional training: Successes and challenges	4
Drama therapy and the treatment of eating disorders: Advancing towards clinical guidelines	4
Exploring the adolescent-self through written and visual diaries	4
A year later: The pain protocol study findings and memory reconsolidation factors	4
Effects of music therapy on the subjective well-being of women with fibromyalgia: A quasi-experimental study	4
Therapist perceived active ingredients of school-based dramatherapy for children and young people with emotional distress	4