Art therapy and eating disorders: Theory and practice in britain

Effectiveness of art therapy for people with eating disorders: A mixed methods systematic review

“…The five themes that emerged from the qualitative synthesis are consistent with previous reviews of the literature relating to art therapy for people with eating disorders. This is especially true of the promotion of selfexpression in participants, which is consistently reported across the art therapy literature for this population (Chaves, 2011;Sporild & Bonsaksen, 2014;Wood, 1996). The only study that did not support this finding was from Anzules et al (2007).…”

“…A preliminary search of databases (CINAHL, PsychINFO, MEDLINE and EMBASE) was undertaken in April 2020 to identify any relevant mixed methods or systematic reviews, with none being found. What did exist was one outdated narrative literature review that focused on art therapy in Britain (Wood, 1996), two unpublished literature reviews embedded in dissertations (Chaves, 2011;, and a systematic review that focused on art therapy for a range of psychosomatic disorders, not only eating disorders (Holmqvist & Lundqvist Persson, 2012). Clearly, a rigorous and transparent systematic review of the literature is warranted.…”