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Psychodrama Group Therapy for Social Issues: A Systematic Review of Controlled Clinical Trials

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  • M. Angeles López-González

    (Department of Psychology/Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Avenida de Atenas s/n, Alcorcón, 28040 Madrid, Spain)

  • Pedro Morales-Landazábal

    (Independent Scholar, 28016 Madrid, Spain)

  • Gabriela Topa

    (Department of Social and Organizational Psychology, National University of Distance Education, 28040 Madrid, Spain)

Abstract

The aim of this study was to carry out a systematic review of controlled clinical trials in order to identify both specific populations and social issues which may benefit from the effective use of psychodrama psychotherapy. A search was conducted in the WoS, SCOPUS, PsychINFO, Medline, Academic Search Ultimate, ProQuest, and PubPsych databases, complemented by a manual search on relevant websites and in the reference lists of the selected studies. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and quasi-RCTs of group-based psychodrama psychotherapy were included. The Effective Public Health Practice Project (EPHPP) tool was adopted to assess the methodological quality of the included studies. The search identified 14 RCTs and one quasi-RCT evaluating the effects of group-based psychodrama psychotherapy. The total number of participants in the studies was 642 people. Seven studies were conducted in Turkey, two in the USA, two in Finland, one in Canada, one in Brazil, one in Italy, and one in Iran. The heterogeneity of the issues analyzed indicates that psychodrama improves the symptoms associated with a wide range of problems. Despite psychodrama’s long history, most clinical trials in this field have been published this century, which suggests not only that this psychotherapeutic practice remains relevant today but also that it continues to attract substantial interest among the scientific community. Nevertheless, further research efforts are required to understand its potential benefits for psychosocial well-being.

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  • M. Angeles López-González & Pedro Morales-Landazábal & Gabriela Topa, 2021. "Psychodrama Group Therapy for Social Issues: A Systematic Review of Controlled Clinical Trials," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(9), pages 1-22, April.
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    1. Wen-Lung Chang & Yu-Shiuan Liu & Cheng-Fu Yang, 2019. "Drama Therapy Counseling as Mental Health Care of College Students," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(19), pages 1-11, September.
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