Effectiveness of group psychodrama on aggression and social anxiety of children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: A randomized clinical trial

Surveying 80 Years of Psychodrama Research: A Scientometric Review

“…Unfortunately, while there are indications of an evolution of psychodrama and applications toward broader fields of research, psychodrama intervention techniques seem to have remained fairly unchanged, save for the online adaptation in Biancalani et al ( 76 )'s paper. Finally, this cluster also showed an increasing focus toward rigorous research and an increased variation in research methodologies, as evidenced by Orkibi and Feniger-Schaal ( 25 )'s integrative review, López-González et al ( 28 )'s systematic review, and Wang et al ( 29 )'s meta-analysis in this cluster, among others (e.g., ( 77 , 87 )). An interesting opinion on research methodology comes from Yaniv ( 86 )'s paper on spontaneity in psychodrama and its relationship with current neurocognitive theories.…”

“…The second largest cluster was named "telepsychodrama therapy" and consisted of 134 references. The citing papers belonging to this cluster are represented in trauma (81,84), in addition to various physical and mental health conditions (77,80,93). Furthermore, there is also an increasing focus on preventive work (e.g., (78,79,85)), revealing the broader movement of psychological interventions toward a more positivist and humanistic approach.…”

“…There has also been a trend of integrating elements of psychodrama, or even more loosely, role-playing and theater elements, with other forms of psychotherapy. Unfortunately, while there are indications of an evolution of psychodrama and applications toward broader fields of research, psychodrama intervention techniques seem to have remained fairly unchanged, save for the online adaptation in 29)'s metaanalysis in this cluster, among others (e.g., (77,87)). An interesting opinion on research methodology comes from Yaniv (86)'s paper on spontaneity in psychodrama and its relationship with current neurocognitive theories.…”

“…It can be seen that most citing papers of this cluster are fairly recent, with most published within the last 5 years of this study. The label of this cluster originated from Biancalani et al ( 76 )'s work on adapting psychodrama to an online format during the COVID-19 pandemic, but is also more broadly indicative of research advances in psychodrama in recent years, such as application to themes such as sexuality and gender ( 82 , 94 ), abuse and trauma ( 81 , 84 ), in addition to various physical and mental health conditions ( 77 , 80 , 93 ). Furthermore, there is also an increasing focus on preventive work (e.g., ( 78 , 79 , 85 )), revealing the broader movement of psychological interventions toward a more positivist and humanistic approach.…”

Avaliação e intervenção infantil na abordagem do psicodrama: um estudo de caso

“…Kopatz e Mingers (2020) avaliaram a eficácia de grupos de psicodrama para crianças no desenvolvimento de habilidades emocionais, e os resultados apresentados neste estudo quantitativo mostraram uma melhora significativa nas competências emocionais das crianças que participaram dos grupos de psicodrama em comparação das crianças que fizeram parte de dois grupos de controle e de um grupo com um método psicoterapêutico diferente. Mojahed et al (2021) apresentaram um estudo com 48 crianças, entre 8 e 12 anos de idade, em dois hospitais no Irão, com o objetivo de determinar os efeitos da terapia de grupo baseada em psicodrama na redução dos sintomas de agressividade, ansiedade social e PHDA, e os resultados demonstraram que o psicodrama é eficaz na redução de agressividade, ansiedade social e sintomas de PHDA em crianças.…”