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Journal of the American Art Therapy Association
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A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Studies of Art Therapy

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Louise Ward. (2021) StARTalking: An Arts and Health Program to Support Undergraduate Mental Health Nursing Education. Issues in Mental Health Nursing 42:4, pages 358-364.
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Laura A. Clapp, Emily P. Taylor, Simona Di Folco & Victoria L. Mackinnon. (2019) Effectiveness of art therapy with pediatric populations affected by medical health conditions: a systematic review. Arts & Health 11:3, pages 183-201.
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Jenelle M. Hallaert. (2019) Flow, Creativity, and Suicide Risk in College Art Majors. Creativity Research Journal 31:3, pages 335-341.
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Theresa Van Lith & Megan Beerse. (2019) Examination of Contemporary and Promising Research Strategies in Art Therapy. Art Therapy 36:3, pages 141-148.
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Michael K. Rasmussen, Deborah Anne Donoghue & Norm W. Sheehan. (2018) Suicide /self-harm-risk reducing effects of an Aboriginal art program for Aboriginal prisoners. Advances in Mental Health 16:2, pages 141-151.
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Kristy Leone, Steven J. Robbins & Michael T. Morrow. (2018) Using Clay Sculpting to Prime Readiness to Change: An Experimental Analog Study. Art Therapy 35:3, pages 131-137.
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Jessica L. Northcott & Scott T. Frein. (2017) The Effect of Drawing Exercises on Mood When Negative Affect Is Not Induced. Art Therapy 34:2, pages 92-95.
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Christina Blomdahl, Birgitta A. Gunnarsson, Suzanne Guregård, Marie Rusner, Helle Wijk & Anita Björklund. (2016) Art therapy for patients with depression: expert opinions on its main aspects for clinical practice. Journal of Mental Health 25:6, pages 527-535.
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Ann D. Futterman Collier, Heidi A. Wayment & Melissa Birkett. (2016) Impact of Making Textile Handcrafts on Mood Enhancement and Inflammatory Immune Changes. Art Therapy 33:4, pages 178-185.
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Ryan Kaufman, Eric Rinehardt, Hank Hine, Berney Wilkinson, Peter Tush, Bethany Mead & Francisco Fernandez. (2014) The Effects of a Museum Art Program on the Self-Concept of Children. Art Therapy 31:3, pages 118-125.
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Loukia Chaidemenaki & Eleni Giannouli. (2023) No-man land art voices: A quasi-experimental pilot study on the effects of art therapy on psychotic patients of a Psychiatric Day Hospital in Greece. The Arts in Psychotherapy 86, pages 102093.
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Renée Jeffery. (2023) Addressing psychosocial trauma in post-conflict peacebuilding: Emotions in narrative and arts-based approaches. Cooperation and Conflict.
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Mariko Fujita, Toshiyuki Sugai & Shin-ichi Yoshioka. (2023) Factors Influencing Parenting Stress in the Mothers of Infants and the Effects of Artwork Production. Yonago Acta Medica 66:1, pages 159-170.
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Nealie T Ngo & Andrés Martin. (2022) Pneumatic Retinopexy: Confronting Ocular Disease With Visual Art. Cureus.
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Karin Egberg Thyme, Björn Tavelin, Inger Öster, Jack Lindh & Britt Wiberg. (2021) Art therapy and self-image: A 5-year follow-up art therapy RCT study of women diagnosed with breast cancer. Palliative and Supportive Care 20:4, pages 482-490.
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Marie Forgeard, Alexandra Silverman, Jennifer Buchholz, Courtney Beard & Thröstur Björgvinsson. (2021) Changes in general self-efficacy and mindfulness are associated with short-term improvements in mood during art-making in a partial hospital program. The Arts in Psychotherapy 74, pages 101799.
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