Videoconferencing analytic psychodrama in treating young adults’ psychological suffering: preliminary results

Abstract

The study aims to explore the effects that videoconferencing Analytic Psychodrama (AP) has on the psychological wellbeing and emotional competence of young adults who are suffering from mental health problems. Twenty-two undergraduate students, asking for help at the Psychological Counselling Service of the University of Bologna for anxiety-depressive problems, took part in the three online groups that met weekly from October 2020 to July 2021. The Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation Outcome Measure, the Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire Short Form, the Toronto Alexithymia Scale, the Interpersonal Reactivity Index, and the Group Climate Questionnaire were used as test–retest questionnaires for clinical outcomes, emotional competence, and group climate evaluations. There was a statistically significant difference between the pre-test and 10-month scores for patients in clinical outcomes. Alexithymia significantly decreased and emotional intelligence and group engagement increased post-intervention. Videoconferencing AP sounds promising for alleviating psychological problems and to improve young adults’ emotional competence.

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“…Its efficacy in treating depression and anxiety is evident from the literature Bouchard et al, 2022;Giovanetti et al, 2022;Matsumoto et al, 2021). Some studies have shown promising results in cases of panic disorder, agoraphobia, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), obsessive-compulsive disorder and substance use, and, not least, in improving general well-being (Biolcati et al, 2023;Bouchard et al, 2020;Lin et al, 2019;Matsumoto et al, 2021;Morland et al, 2010;Yurayat & Seechaliao, 2021). However, the literature also suggests some limits of VCP (APA, 2013(APA, , 2023Connolly et al, 2020;Tomaino et al, 2022).…”