Drama therapy has been found to improve various facets of mental health while aging. It
provides opportunities for personal growth and creative expression and enhances group …

Although there is an increasing interest in connecting the arts and health, creative
interventions, such as drama therapy, are often impeded in their implementation due to a …

Creative arts therapies (CAT) provide a safe and creative environment for older adults to
process life experiences and maintain personal growth while aging. There is a growing …

Older adults with constricted life-space mobility (limited range of movement and activity
within one's environment) face an increased risk of social isolation and poor psychological …

This article is motivated by two apparent paradoxes. The first concerns the relationship
between constraints and creativity: despite the pervasive myth of the freedom to create …

Unfinished business (UB), when individuals appraise their relationship with others or
themselves as incomplete or unresolved, entails difficult emotions such as regret, remorse …

This study examined the bidirectional relationship between children's playfulness and
creative potential and how these factors were longitudinally related to overexcitabilities. The …

Playback Theatre (PT) is a modality of improvised theatre that uses the personal narratives
of the audience as the basis for dramatic representations. There have been empirical …

The act of play has long been recognized as a fundamental aspect of human development.
Playfulness, in turn, is considered a variable reflecting individual differences regarding the …

An Introduction to Psychotherapeutic Playback Theater is a comprehensive book presenting
Psychotherapeutic Playback Theatre as a unique form of group psychotherapy. This …