Effectiveness of drama-based therapies on mental health outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis of controlled studies.

H Orkibi, S Keisari, NL Sajnani… - Psychology of Aesthetics …, 2023 - psycnet.apa.org
Psychodrama and drama therapy are organized health professions where credentialed
professionals intentionally employ experiential drama processes and techniques to …

Effects of non-pharmacological interventions on loneliness among community-dwelling older adults: A systematic review, network meta-analysis, and meta-regression

DS Yu, PW Li, RSY Lin, F Kee, A Chiu, W Wu - International journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background The highly prevalent late-life loneliness, together with its deleterious health
impacts, calls for increasing attention to the need for effective interventions targeting on this …

Crafting life stories in photocollage: An online creative art-based intervention for older adults

S Keisari, S Piol, T Elkarif, G Mola, I Testoni - Behavioral Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
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 …

Playback theatre in adult day centers: A creative group intervention for community-dwelling older adults

S Keisari, A Gesser-Edelsburg, D Yaniv, Y Palgi - PLoS One, 2020 - journals.plos.org
The literature indicates that theatre and drama-based interventions have the potential to
improve older adults' well-being and health. The goal of the current study was to …

Spirituality during the COVID-19 pandemic: An online creative arts intervention with photocollages for older adults in Italy and Israel

S Keisari, S Piol, H Orkibi, T Elkarif, G Mola… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The present study aimed to examine how expressions of spirituality were stimulated and
reflected in an online creative arts intervention for older adults during COVID-19 lockdowns …

Expanding the role repertoire while aging: A drama therapy model

S Keisari - Frontiers in Psychology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
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 …

The little intervention that could: creative aging implies healthy aging among Canadian seniors

B Watson, A Das, S Maguire, G Fleet… - Aging & Mental …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives Through a process of 'creative ageing', there is increased interest in how active
participation in the arts can help promote health and well-being among seniors. However …

Meaning reconstruction 70 years later: Processing older adults' unfinished business in a drama therapy group.

S Keisari, D Yaniv, A Gesser-Edelsburg, Y Palgi… - …, 2023 - psycnet.apa.org
Unfinished business (UB), when individuals appraise their relationship with others or
themselves as incomplete or unresolved, entails difficult emotions such as regret, remorse …

Designing positive experiences in creative workshops at work using a warm up set based on psychological needs

AE Krueger, S Minet - Multimodal Technologies and Interaction, 2022 - mdpi.com
With working from home becoming more normalized, creative workshops are increasingly
taking place in digital and hybrid form. However, participants are usually less engaged and …

Effectiveness of Drama-based intervention in improving mental health and well-being: A systematic review and Meta-analysis during the COVID-19 pandemic and …

L Jiang, F Alizadeh, W Cui - Healthcare, 2023 - mdpi.com
As a creative form of psychotherapy, drama appears to assist individuals in the COVID-19
pandemic and post-pandemic period in altering crisis conditions and challenging negative …