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Art Therapy Best Paper Awards

Created 17 Mar 2023| Updated 07 Nov 2023 | 10 articles

Art Therapy convenes an annual jury to identify one published paper per volume that made an exceptional contribution to peer-reviewed literature on theory and practice. Since 2012, the Best Paper Award winners demonstrate creativity and originality, scientific and professional quality, scholarship and significance. These articles advance the profession through innovative research, enhanced perspectives, and/or critical examinations.

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Recovery From Depression—A 6-Month Follow-up of a Randomized Controlled Study of Manual-Based Phenomenological Art Therapy for Persons With Depression
Christina Blomdahl, Suzanne Guregård, Marie Rusner & Helle Wijk

Originally published in Art Therapy, Volume: 39, Number: 1 (02 Jan 2022)

Published online: 07 Jun 2021
AbstractforRecovery From Depression—A 6-Month Follow-up of a Randomized Controlled Study of Manual-Based Phenomenological Art Therapy for Persons With Depression | Full Text | References | PDF (706.5 KB) | EPUB
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Traditional Korean Art Materials as Therapeutic Media: Multicultural Expansion Through Materials in Art Therapy
Sojung Park, Hyunjung Lee, Seungeun Kim & Yuri Kim

Originally published in Art Therapy, Volume: 38, Number: 2 (03 Apr 2021)

Published online: 17 Mar 2020
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Art Therapy’s Scope to Address Impaired Attachment in Children With ASD and Comorbid SID
Huma Durrani

Originally published in Art Therapy, Volume: 37, Number: 3 (02 Jul 2020)

Published online: 12 Nov 2019
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Ethical Contemporary Art Therapy: Honoring an American Indian Perspective
Michelle Napoli

Originally published in Art Therapy, Volume: 36, Number: 4 (02 Oct 2019)

Published online: 05 Sep 2019
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Medical Art Therapy Research Moves Forward: A Review of Clay Manipulation With Parkinson’s Disease
Deborah L. Elkis-Abuhoff & Morgan Gaydos

Originally published in Art Therapy, Volume: 35, Number: 2 (03 Apr 2018) Medical Art Therapy

Published online: 24 Aug 2018
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Anti-Memoir: Creating Alternate Nursing Home Narratives Through Zine Making
Katharine Houpt, Linda “Ariella” Balkin, Rubye Hunt Broom, Allen G. Roth &   Selma

Originally published in Art Therapy, Volume: 33, Number: 3 (02 Jul 2016) Is There a Need to Redefine Art Therapy?

Published online: 05 Aug 2016
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Efforts in Increasing Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Field of Art Therapy
Yasmine J. Awais & Ann Marie Yali

Originally published in Art Therapy, Volume: 32, Number: 3 (03 Jul 2015) Culture, Diversity, and Identity

Published online: 17 Aug 2015
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“Check, Change What You Need To Change and/or Keep What You Want”: An Art Therapy Neurobiological-Based Trauma Protocol
Noah Hass-Cohen, Joanna Clyde Findlay, Richard Carr & Jessica Vanderlan

Originally published in Art Therapy, Volume: 31, Number: 2 (03 Apr 2014) The Neuroscience of Art Therapy and Trauma

Published online: 13 Jun 2014
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A Review of the Principles for Culturally Appropriate Art Therapy Assessment Tools
Donna Betts

Originally published in Art Therapy, Volume: 30, Number: 3 (03 Jul 2013)

Published online: 06 Sep 2013
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Art Enrichment: Evaluating a Collaboration Between Head Start and a Graduate Art Therapy Program
P. Gussie Klorer & Megan Robb

Originally published in Art Therapy, Volume: 29, Number: 4 (01 Dec 2012) Art Therapy Education

Published online: 14 Dec 2012
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