Arts for the blues: a new creative psychological therapy for depression

Ailsa Parsons; Joanna Omylinska-Thurston; Vicky Karkou; Julianne Harlow; Shelly Haslam; Jessica Hobson; Kerry Nair; Linda Dubrow-Marshall; Scott Thurston; Julia Griffin

doi:10.4324/9781032629650-10

Arts for the blues: a new creative psychological therapy for depression

Ailsa Parsons, Joanna Omylinska-Thurston, Vicky Karkou, Julianne Harlow, Shelly Haslam, Jessica Hobson, Kerry Nair, Linda Dubrow-Marshall, Scott Thurston, Julia Griffin

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Abstract

Routinely prescribed psychological therapies for depression are not always effective. Arts therapies, particularly Dance Movement Psychotherapy, may offer additional therapeutic mechanisms for depression. Therefore, client-reported helpful factors from various therapy types, along with client preferences, are key in devising new therapeutic interventions. We present a framework for a new pluralistic “meta-approach” of therapy for depression, based on an interdisciplinary thematic synthesis (Thomas, J., & Harden, A. (2008). Methods for the thematic synthesis of qualitative research in systematic reviews. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 8[1], 45) of active ingredients from both talking therapies and creative approaches. Lastly, we offer an illustrative group therapy workshop based on this approach, to be piloted with clients and practitioners within an NHS mental health service. Further research is required to evaluate this pilot and to devise a full treatment for trialling within the service.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Art that Tells the Truth
Editors	Reinekke Lengelle, Deirdre Hughes, Liane Hambly
Place of Publication	London
Publisher	Routledge
Number of pages	16
Edition	1st
ISBN (Electronic)	9781032629650
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9781032629650-10
Publication status	Published - 27 Mar 2024

Keywords

psychological therapies
depression
Arts therapies
Dance Movement Psychotherapy
therapeutic mechanisms
client-reported helpful factors
therapy types
client preferences
therapeutic interventions

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