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  • Abbing, A., Haeyen, S., Nyapati, S., Verboon, P., & Hooren, S. V. (2023).Effectiveness and mechanisms of the arts therapies in forensic care. Asystematic review, narrative synthesis, and meta analysis. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 14, 1128252. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1128252/full
  • van Alphen, R., Stams, G.J., Hakvoort, L. (2019). Musical attention control training for psychotic psychiatric patients: an experimental pilot study in a forensic psychiatric hospital. Frontiers in Neuroscience. 13:570. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2019.00570
  • Arnold, A.J., Winkielman, P., & Dobkins, K. (2019). Interoception and social connection. Frontiers in Psychology. 10:2589. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02589
  • Bhattacharyya, S., Park, E.Y., Adler, S., Saklad, S., & Davis, O. (2023). The Crane Project: Mixed-methods analysis of an expressive art therapy intervention to promote collective healing during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Abstract: https://dx.doi.org/10.1037/trm0000450
  • Braun, V., & Clarke, V. (2006). Using thematic analysis in psychology.Qualitative Research in Psychology, 3(2), 77–101. https://doi.org/10.1191/1478088706qp063oa
  • van den Broek, E., Keulen-de Vos, M., & Bernstein D.P. (2011). Arts therapies and schema focused therapy: a pilot study. The Arts in Psychotherapy. 38:325–32. doi: 10.1016/j.aip.2011.09.005
  • Chen X.J., Hannibal, N., & Gold, C. (2015). Randomized trial of group music therapy with Chinese prisoners: impact on anxiety, depression, and self-esteem. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology. 60:1064–81. doi: 10.1177/0306624X15572795
  • Chen X.J., Leith, H., Aarø, L.E., Manger, T., & Gold, C. (2016). Music therapy for improving mental health problems of offenders in correctional settings: systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Experimental Criminology. 12:209–28. doi: 10.1007/s11292-015-9250-y
  • Dokkum, N.H., Jaschke, A.C., Ravensbergen, A., Reijneveld, S.A., Hakvoort, L., Kroon, M.L.A. & Bos, A.F.. (2020). Feasibility of live-performed music therapy for extremely and very preterm infants in a tertiary NICU. Frontiers in Pediatrics, Section Neonatology, 8. https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2020.581372
  • Effective Public Health Practice Project. Quality Assessment Tool for Quantitative Studies. (2009). Available online at: http://www.ephpp.ca/tools.html
  • Gibbons R.D., Hedeker, D.R., & Davis J.M. (1993). Estimation of effect size from a series of experiments involving paired comparisons. Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics. 18:271–9. doi: 10.3102/10769986018003271
  • Gold C., Assmus, J., Hjørnevik, K., Qvale, L.G., Brown, F.K., Hansen, A.L., et al. (2014). Music therapy for prisoners: pilot randomised controlled trial and implications for evaluating psychosocial interventions. Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology. 58:1520–39. doi: 10.1177/0306624X13498693
  • Gold, C., Due, F.B.,Thieu, E.K., Hjørnevik, K.,Tuastad, L., & Assmus, J. (2020). Long-term effects of short-term music therapy for prison inmates: six-year follow-up of a randomized controlled trial. Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology. 65:543–57.  doi: 10.1177/0306624X20909216
  • Gordon, J., Shenar, Y., & Pendzik, S. (2018). Clown therapy: a drama therapy approach to addiction and beyond. The Arts in Psychotherapy. 57:88–94. doi: 10.1016/j.aip.2017.12.001
  • Grant, S., Pedersen, E.R., Osilla, K.C., Kulesza, M., & D’Amico, E.J. (2016). It is time to develop appropriate tools for assessing minimal clinically important differences, performance bias and quality of evidence in reviews of behavioral interventions. Addiction. 111:1533–5. doi: 10.1111/add.13380
  • Gussak, D., & Cohen-Liebman, M.S. (2001) Investigation vs. intervention: forensic art therapy and art therapy in forensic settings. American Journal of Art Therapy. 40:123–35.  Full text available:  https://www.researchgate.net/publication/292558623_Investigation_vs_intervention_Forensic_art_therapy_and_art_therapy_in_forensic_settings 
  • Gussak, D. (2004). Art therapy with prison inmates: a pilot study. The Arts in Psychotherapy. 31:245–59. doi: 10.1016/j.aip.2004.06.001
  • Gussak, D. (2006). Effects of art therapy with prison inmates: a follow-up study. The Arts in Psychotherapy. 33:188–98. doi: 10.1016/j.aip.2005.11.003
  • Gussak, D. (2007). The effectiveness of art therapy in reducing depression in prison populations. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology. 51:444–60. doi: 10.1177/0306624X06294137
  • Gussak, D. (2009). The effects of art therapy on male and female inmates: advancing the research base. The Arts in Psychotherapy. 36:5–12.
  • Gussak, D. (2009). Comparing the effectiveness of art therapy on depression and locus of control of male and female inmates. The Arts in Psychotherapy. 36:202–7. doi: 10.1016/j.aip.2009.02.004
  • Hakvoort, L. (2007). Making offence-related behavior observable: music therapy as an assessment tool for forensic psychiatric patients. Dutch Journal of Music Therapy. 5–13. Available online at:  https://www.researchgate.net/publication/266684770
  • Hakvoort L., Bogaerts, S., Thaut, M.H., & Spreen, M. (2015). Influence of music therapy on coping skills and anger management in forensic psychiatric patients: an exploratory study. Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology. 59:810–36. doi: 10.1177/0306624X13516787
  • Haeyen S. (2018). Effects of art therapy: the case of personality disorders cluster B/C. [dissertation]. Radboud University, Nijmegen, Netherlands.
  • Jeon, G.S., Gang, M., & Oh, K. (2017). The effectiveness of the Nanta-program on psychiatric symptoms, interpersonal relationships, and quality of life in forensic inpatients with schizophrenia. Archives of Psychiatric Nursing. 31:93–8. doi: 10.1016/j.apnu.2016.09.005
  • Keulen-de Vos, M., van den Broek, E.P., Bernstein, D.P., Vallentin, R., & Arntz A. (2017). Evoking emotional states in personality disordered offenders: an experimental pilot study of experiential drama therapy techniques. The Arts in Psychotherapy. 53:80–8. doi: 10.1016/j.aip.2017.01.003
  • Koch, S.C., Ostermann, T., Steinhage, A., Kende, P., Haller, K., & Chyle, F. (2015). Breaking barriers: evaluating an arts-based emotion regulation training in prison. The Arts in Psychotherapy. 42:41–9. doi: 10.1016/j.aip.2014.10.008
  • Komarovskaya, I., Booker, L. A., & Warren, J. (2007). The role of impulsivity in antisocial and violent behavior and personality disorders among incarcerated women. Criminal Justice and Behavior. 34:1499–515. doi: 10.1177/0093854807306354
  • Kossak, M. (2009). Therapeutic attunement: A transpersonal view of expressive arts therapy. The Arts in Psychotherapy 36(1):13-18 DOI:10.1016/j.aip.2008.09.003 Abstract: Full article on request to author.
  • Macfarlane, C., Masthoff, E., & Hakvoort L. (2019). Short-term music therapy attention and arousal regulation treatment (SMAART) for prisoners with posttraumatic stress disorder: a feasibility study. Journal of Forensic Psychology Research and Practice. 19:376–92. doi: 10.1080/24732850.2019.1670023
  • Macnaughton, J., White, M., & Stacy, R. (2005). Researching the benefits of arts in health. Health Education. 105(5),332-339. Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. doi: 10.1108/09654280510617169
  • Malchiodi, C. (2005). Expressive Therapies. Full article available. https://www.academia.edu/724658/Expressive_therapies
  • Malinin, L. (2019). How radical is embodied creativity? Implications of 4E approaches for creativity research and teaching. Frontiers in Psychology, 10. Full article available:  https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02372/full
  • Mays, K.L., Clark, D.L.l., & Gordon A.J. (2008). Treating addiction with tunes: a systematic review of music therapy for the treatment of patients with addictions. Substance Abuse. 29:51–9. doi: 10.1080/08897070802418485
  • Meekums, B., & Daniel, J. (2011). Arts with offenders: a literature synthesis. The Arts in Psychotherapy. 38:229–38. doi: 10.1016/j.aip.2011.06.003
  • Mejía, C., D’Ippolito, B., & Kajikawa, Y. (2021). Major and recent trends in creativity research: An overview of the field with the aid of computational methods. Full article available.  https://www.researchgate.net/publication/352762132_Major_and_recent_trends_in_creativity_research_An_overview_of_the_field_with_the_aid_ of_computational_methods
  • Morris, C., & Moore, E. (2009). An evaluation of group work as anintervention to reduce the impact of substance misuse for offender patients in a high security hospital. Journal of Forensic Psychology Research and Practice, 20:559–76. doi: 10.1080/14789940802263736
  • Nieuwenhuis, J.G., Lepping, P., Mulder, N.L., Nijman, H.L., Veereschild, M., & Noorthoorn E.O. (2021). Increased prevalence of intellectual disabilities in higher-intensity mental healthcare settings. BJPsych Open, 7:e83. doi: 10.1192/bjo.2021.28
  • Payne, P., Levine, P.A., & Crane-Godreau, M.A. (2015). Somatic experiencing: using interoception and proprioception as core elements of trauma. Frontiers in Psychology. 6:93. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00093
  • Perryman, K. L., Moss, R., & Cochran, K. (2015). Child-centeredexpressive arts and play therapy: School groups for at-risk adolescentgirls. International Journal of Play Therapy, 24(4), 205–220.https://doi.org/10.1037/a0039764
  • Purswell, K., Stulmaker, H. (2015). Expressive arts in supervision: Choosing developmentally appropriate interventions. International Journal of Play Therapy 24(2):103-117. Abstract: http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0039134 
  • Qiu, H.Z., Ye, Z.J., Liang, M.Z., Huang, Y.Q., Liu, W., & Lu, Z.D. (2017). Effect of an art brut therapy program called go beyond the schizophrenia (GBTS) on prison inmates with schizophrenia in mainland China – a randomized, longitudinal, and controlled trial. Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy. 24:1069–78. doi: 10.1002/cpp.2069
  • Rosen, C., & Atkins, S. (2014). Am I doing expressive arts therapy or creativity in counseling? Journal of Creativity in Mental Health 9(2):292-303. Request full copy from authors.  doi: 10.1080/15401383.2014.906874
  • Seelen-de Lang, B.L., Smits, H.J., Penterman, B.J., Noorthoorn, E.O., Nieuwenhuis, J.G., & Nijman, H.L. (2019). Screening for intellectual disabilities and borderline intelligence in Dutch outpatients with severe mental illness. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 32:1096–102. doi: 10.1111/jar.12599
  • Smeijsters, H., Cleven, G. (2006). The treatment of aggression using arts therapies in forensic psychiatry: results of a qualitative inquiry. The Arts in Psychotherapy. 33:37–58. doi: 10.1016/j.aip.2005.07.001
  • Stallone, T.M. (1993). The effects of psychodrama on inmates within a structured residential behavior modification program. Journal of Group Psychotherapy, Psychodrama and Sociometry. 46:24–31.
  • Testoni, I,, Bonelli, B,, Biancalani, G., Zuliani, L., Nava, F.A .(2020).Psychodrama in attenuated custody prison-based treatment of substancedependence: the promotion of changes in wellbeing, spontaneity, perceived self-efficacy, and alexithymia. The Arts in Psychotherapy.68:101650. doi: 10.1016/j.aip.2020.101650
  • Thaut, M.H. (1989). The influence of music therapy interventions on self-rated changes in relaxation, affect, and thought in psychiatric prisoner-patients. Journal of Music Therapy. 26:155–66. doi: 10.1093/jmt/26.3.155
  • Weiskittle, R.E., & Gramling, S.E. (2018). The therapeutic effectiveness ofusing visual art modalities with the bereaved: a systematic review. Psychology Research and Behavior Management. 11: 9–24doi: 10.2147/PRBM.S131993
  • Winkelman M. (2003). Complementary therapy for addiction: “drumming out drugs”. American Journal of Public Health. 93:647–51. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.93.4.647
  • de Witte M., Lindelauf, E., Moonen, X., Stams, G.J., & van Hooren, S. (2020). Music therapy interventions for stress reduction in adults with mild intellectual disabilities: perspectives from clinical practice. Frontiers in Psychology. 11:572549. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.572549
  • Yoon I.A., Slade K., & Fazel S. (2017) Outcomes of psychologicaltherapies for prisoners with mental health problems: a systematic reviewand meta-analysis. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology.85:783–802. doi: 10.1037/ccp0000214

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