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British Journal of Guidance & Counselling Volume 48, 2020 - Issue 1: Creative Methods Part 2
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Arts for the blues – a new creative psychological therapy for depression

Ailsa ParsonsDepartment of Psychology, University of Salford, Salford, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Joanna Omylinska-ThurstonIAPT Service, Greater Manchester Mental Health Foundation NHS Trust, Manchester, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8329-171X
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Vicky KarkouDepartment of Performing Arts, Edge Hill University, Ormskirk, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8986-956X
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Julianne HarlowFaculty of Health and Social Care, Edge Hill University, Ormskirk, UK
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Shelly HaslamFaculty of Health and Social Care, Edge Hill University, Ormskirk, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2023-6734
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Jessica HobsonDepartment of Performing Arts, Edge Hill University, Ormskirk, UK
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Kerry NairIAPT Service, Greater Manchester Mental Health Foundation NHS Trust, Manchester, UK
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Linda Dubrow-MarshallDepartment of Psychology, University of Salford, Salford, UK
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Scott ThurstonEnglish Subject Group, School of Arts and Media, University of Salford, Salford, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5326-593X
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Julia GriffinDepartment of Performing Arts, Edge Hill University, Ormskirk, UK
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Pages 5-20 | Received 11 Jul 2018, Accepted 13 Jun 2019, Published online: 09 Jul 2019

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Ailsa Parsons, Linda Dubrow-Marshall, Richard Turner, Scott Thurston, Jennifer Starkey, Joanna Omylinska-Thurston & Vicky Karkou. (2023) The importance of psychological flow in a creative, embodied and enactive psychological therapy approach (Arts for the Blues). Body, Movement and Dance in Psychotherapy 18:2, pages 137-154.
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Qinglin Xu, Boya Xu & Danhua Lin. (2024) Assessing dance movement therapy in Chinese undergraduates with depression and anxiety: An initial randomized controlled trial. The Arts in Psychotherapy 89, pages 102147.
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Vicky Karkou, Joanna Omylinska-Thurston, Scott Thurston, Rebecca Clark, Emma Perris, Axel Kaehne & Mark Pearson. (2024) Developing a strategy to scale up place-based arts initiatives that support mental health and wellbeing: A realist evaluation of ‘Arts for the Blues’. PLOS ONE 19:1, pages e0296178.
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Supritha Aithal, Vicky Karkou, Ailsa Parsons, Zoe Moula & Joanne Powell. (2023) Dance movement psychotherapy intervention protocol for the caregivers of children on the autism spectrum: Development and fidelity evaluation. The Arts in Psychotherapy 86, pages 102082.
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Supritha Aithal, Vicky Karkou, Stergios Makris, Themis Karaminis & Joanne Powell. (2023) Supporting the wellbeing of caregivers of children on the autism spectrum: A qualitative report on experiences of attending group dance movement psychotherapy. PLOS ONE 18:8, pages e0288626.
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André Vasconcelos, Jomar Monsores, Tania Almeida, Laura Quadros, Eduardo Ogasawara & João Quadros. (2022) Applying Gestalt approach as a method for teaching computer science practice in the classroom: A case study in primary schools in Brazil. Education and Information Technologies 28:2, pages 2383-2403.
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Vicky Karkou, Joanna Omylinska‐Thurston, Ailsa Parsons, Kerry Nair, Jennifer Starkey, Shelly Haslam, Scott Thurston & Linda Dubrow Marshall. (2022) Bringing creative psychotherapies to primary NHS Mental Health Services in the UK : A feasibility study on patient and staff experiences of arts for the blues workshops delivered at Improving Access to Psychological Therapies ( IAPT ) services . Counselling and Psychotherapy Research 22:3, pages 616-628.
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Nandan Bhattacharya, Sonali Choudhury, Mahua Roychowdhury, Meghanil Sinha, Paromita Mistri, Ritwika Bhattacharya, Sreya Maity, Moumita Ghosh, Pritam Dey & Anirban Banik. (2022) ‘Art at Safe Homes’: A pioneer study among COVID-19 patients and their treatment team. Work 72:3, pages 807-817.
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Nicole Noble, Loretta Bradley, Robin Lock, Logan Winkelman, Maria Ayala-Conesa & Xinyue Lei. (2022) COVID Issues: Impact on Families and Family Planning. The Family Journal 30:3, pages 357-365.
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Zoe Moula, Joanne Powell & Vicky Karkou. (2022) Qualitative and Arts-Based Evidence from Children Participating in a Pilot Randomised Controlled Study of School-Based Arts Therapies. Children 9:6, pages 890.
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Fleur Farish-Edwards, Ailsa Shaw Parsons, Jennifer Starkey, Linda Dubrow-Marshall, Scott D. Thurston, Joanna Omylinska-Thurston & Vicky Karkou. 2022. Digital Innovations for Mental Health Support. Digital Innovations for Mental Health Support 1 17 .
Joanna Omylinska‐Thurston, Vicky Karkou, Ailsa Parsons, Kerry Nair, Linda Dubrow‐Marshall, Jennifer Starkey, Scott Thurston, Irene Dudley‐Swarbrick & Surina Sharma. (2020) Arts for the Blues: The development of a new evidence‐based creative group psychotherapy for depression. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research 21:3, pages 597-607.
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Martina de Witte, Hod Orkibi, Rebecca Zarate, Vicky Karkou, Nisha Sajnani, Bani Malhotra, Rainbow Tin Hung Ho, Girija Kaimal, Felicity A. Baker & Sabine C. Koch. (2021) From Therapeutic Factors to Mechanisms of Change in the Creative Arts Therapies: A Scoping Review. Frontiers in Psychology 12.
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Laura M. H. Gallo, Vincent Giampietro, Patricia A. Zunszain & Kai Syng Tan. (2021) Covid-19 and Mental Health: Could Visual Art Exposure Help?. Frontiers in Psychology 12.
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Catherine Carr, Barbara Feldtkeller, Jennifer French, Dominik Havsteen-Franklin, Val Huet, Vicky Karkou, Stefan Priebe & Stephen Sandford. (2021) What makes us the same? What makes us different? Development of a shared model and manual of group therapy practice across art therapy, dance movement therapy and music therapy within community mental health care. The Arts in Psychotherapy 72, pages 101747.
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Zoe Moula, Joanne Powell & Vicky Karkou. (2020) An Investigation of the Effectiveness of Arts Therapies Interventions on Measures of Quality of Life and Wellbeing: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Study in Primary Schools. Frontiers in Psychology 11.
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