Using dramatic reality to reduce depressive symptoms: A qualitative study

Chapman, Emma

doi:10.1016/j.aip.2014.01.001

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“…Various forms of art therapy have been used in adult forensic psychiatry settings (Smeijsters & Cleven, 2006) and general prisons (Meekums & Daniel, 2011). These include art and drama (Chapman, 2014), music (Hickey, 2018; Pool & Odell‐Miller, 2011), dance (Kiepe, Stöckigt, & Keil, 2012), and integrated (all art forms) art therapies (Kõiv & Kaudne, 2015). When used with general prison samples, art therapy has been demonstrated to reduce violence within the prisons, prison incidents, and rule violations (Brewster, 1983).…”

Section: Delinquency and Art Therapymentioning

confidence: 99%

Twice Exceptional Students: Gifts and Talents, the Performing Arts, and Juvenile Delinquency

Grigorenko¹

2020

New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development

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There is an increasing attention to the phenomenon referred to as “twice exceptional” (“2e”) children, namely, children who demonstrate both exceptional abilities and disabilities. In this essay, this concept is applied to delinquency and/or emotional‐behavior disorder and gifts (talents) in the performance arts, exploring the presence of this association and the support for it in the literature. The essay asserts that this association does exist, qualifies these youth as another category of 2e students, and calls for research on the manifestation, etiology, and development of this co‐occurrence.

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Section: Delinquency and Art Therapymentioning

confidence: 99%

Twice Exceptional Students: Gifts and Talents, the Performing Arts, and Juvenile Delinquency

Grigorenko¹

2020

New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development

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“…There is growing evidence that participation in creative artistic activities can have certain therapeutic or well-being benefits, although the quality of such evidence has been remarked upon as being anecdotal (Clift 2012;Leckey 2011). These have included endeavours deploying drama as the focus of therapeutic activity (Orkibi et al 2014), opening up interest in the power of imagination in healing (Chapman 2014). It may be the case that such initiatives are most in tune with engendering those outcomes latterly associated with a turn to recovery within services, such as strengthening a sense of self, meaning, and purpose, building coping strategies and fostering hope (Spandler et al 2007).…”

Section: Arts Performance and Community Mental Healthmentioning

confidence: 99%

Plant Fetish: A Creative Challenge to Mental Health Stigma

Qasim

McKeown

Kunda³

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People of BAMME (Black, Asian, Minority, and Migrant ethnic) heritage in the UK experience various anomalies when engaging with mental health services. Typically concentrated at secondary and secure levels of care, these discrepant experiences interact with a reticence to uptake mental health support at the primary care level. Official, national anti-stigma campaigns often reproduce messages that do not connect with BAMME communities, raising questions about how best to challenge stigma in this context. This research paper describes a case study of an alternative means to address stigma, drawing from a dramatic comedy performance, Plant Fetish, written and performed by an artist who carries a diagnosis of complex post-traumatic stress disorder (Complex PTSD). The study comprised of an individual interview with the artist, audience feedback, and a group discussion conducted after the show. Data were subject to interpretative phenomenological analysis. Findings are discussed in relation to the importance of using creativity to increase public awareness of mental health and inform efforts to reduce stigma. We conclude that such approaches show promise and merit further exploration in a context of growing discursive interest in mental health amidst acknowledged deficiencies of contemporary anti-stigma efforts, especially as they apply to BAMME people, their families, and their communities.

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