Effectiveness of group arts therapies (art therapy, dance movement therapy and music therapy) compared to group counselling for diagnostically heterogeneous psychiatric community patients: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial in mental health services (the ERA study)

Abstract Background Arts therapies are widely but inconsistently provided in community mental health. Whilst they are appealing to patients, evidence for their effectiveness is mixed. Trials to date have been limited to one art-form or diagnosis. Patients may hold strong preferences for or against a...

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Main Authors: Catherine E. Carr, Emma Medlicott, Richard Hooper, Yan Feng, Borislava Mihaylova, Stefan Priebe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-08-01
Series:Trials
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-023-07232-0