House as a Mirror of Self: A Case Study of a Twenty-One-Year-Old Female in an Inpatient Psychiatric Hospital
Publication date: Available online 9 November 2019Source: The Arts in PsychotherapyAuthor(s): Michael J HanesAbstractThe concept of house has been universally significant since its development some 8,500 years ago. Its mythic and metaphoric meaning permeates the language, art, poetry, and music of virtually all cultures. Yet, contemporary art therapy literature has focused little on the significance and meaning of house imagery when it emerges as a choice of subject matter in the image making process. I present this case study in the hope that it will inspire the reader to think further and more deeply about the house shou...
Source: Arts in Psychotherapy - November 9, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Loops and Jazz Gaps: Engaging the Feedforward Qualities of Communicative Musicality in Play Therapy with Children with Autism
Publication date: Available online 9 November 2019Source: The Arts in PsychotherapyAuthor(s): Stuart DanielAbstractConsideration is given to the hypothesis provided by Trevarthen and Delafield-Butt (2013) – that disruption of social synchrony in autism is rooted in disturbance of prospective motor control for expressive action and active perception of other's expression: crucially, autism is a disturbance of “sensorimotor intentionality” (Delafield-Butt and Gangopadhyay 2013). The feedforward qualities of communicative musicality (Malloch, Trevarthen, Malloch, and Trevarthen (2009))) – the temporal motivation and o...
Source: Arts in Psychotherapy - November 9, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

The continuum of evidence in Creative Arts Therapies: From case report to meta-analysis
Publication date: Available online 6 November 2019Source: The Arts in PsychotherapyAuthor(s): Jane Edwards (Source: Arts in Psychotherapy)
Source: Arts in Psychotherapy - November 7, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Musical encounters on the borderline Patterns of mutuality in musical improvisations with Borderline Personality Disorder
ConclusionThe study identified a continuum of dysfunctions in intersubjective relatedness which can become a frame of reference to understand the interpersonal dynamics of a client in Music Therapy. This will help music therapists to be better prepared musically when working with BPD clients. (Source: Arts in Psychotherapy)
Source: Arts in Psychotherapy - November 7, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

To play and be playful in joyous co-operation: Reflecting on the contribution of Colwyn Trevarthen to the field of music therapy
Publication date: Available online 4 November 2019Source: The Arts in PsychotherapyAuthor(s): Jane EdwardsAbstractThe paper for this special issue in honour of Professor Colwyn Trevarthen reflects on his contribution to the field of music therapy, as well as to the author’s growth and development as a practitioner and researcher. Each of the contributors for the special issue was asked to choose a piece written by Colwyn and write a reflection on it. Many of Colwyn’s works in making the choice for this reflective piece. Ultimately the writing that felt closest to our collaborations was the foreword he wrote for The Oxf...
Source: Arts in Psychotherapy - November 5, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

My Psychobiological Life Story
Publication date: Available online 4 November 2019Source: The Arts in PsychotherapyAuthor(s): Colwyn Trevarthen (Source: Arts in Psychotherapy)
Source: Arts in Psychotherapy - November 5, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Honouring Colwyn Trevarthen
Publication date: Available online 31 October 2019Source: The Arts in PsychotherapyAuthor(s): Stephen Malloch, Jane Edwards (Source: Arts in Psychotherapy)
Source: Arts in Psychotherapy - November 1, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

The essential Colwyn Trevarthen
Publication date: Available online 22 October 2019Source: The Arts in PsychotherapyAuthor(s): Sabine C. KochAbstractThere have been many infant researchers who have investigated issues of scholarly interest, but there has only been one Colwyn. This one Colwyn we want to essentially thank for his work with three small pieces of artwork derived from his thinking. We leave the discussion up to the reader. (Source: Arts in Psychotherapy)
Source: Arts in Psychotherapy - October 23, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Two fateful happenings led me to colwyn trevarthen
Publication date: Available online 21 October 2019Source: The Arts in PsychotherapyAuthor(s): Ellen Dissanayake, Jason NooneAbstractThis paper is a reflection on the work of Colwyn Trevarthen and his influence on my scholarly journey in the field of anthropology as told through two unexpected, yet deeply significant encounters. (Source: Arts in Psychotherapy)
Source: Arts in Psychotherapy - October 22, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Colwyn Trevarthen: Mentor and Friend
Publication date: Available online 15 October 2019Source: The Arts in PsychotherapyAuthor(s): Robert Turner, Jason NooneAbstractAs a pioneer of the burgeoning research field of imaging neuroscience, I describe the pivotal role of Colwyn Trevarthen during my interactions with him over 30 years, in inspiring and guiding the enquiries that led to unprecedented measurements of brain activity associated with human performance. (Source: Arts in Psychotherapy)
Source: Arts in Psychotherapy - October 15, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Development of an Improvisational Music Therapy Intervention for young Adults with depressive Symptoms: An Intervention Mapping Study
Publication date: Available online 13 October 2019Source: The Arts in PsychotherapyAuthor(s): Sonja Aalbers, Annemieke Vink, Ruth E. Freeman, Kim Pattiselanno, Marinus Spreen, Susan van HoorenAbstractDepression is a highly prevalent and seriously impairing disorder. Evidence suggests that music therapy can decrease depression, though the music therapy that is offered is often not clearly described in studies. The purpose of this study was to develop an improvisational music therapy intervention based on insights from theory, evidence and clinical practice for young adults with depressive symptoms. The Intervention Mapping ...
Source: Arts in Psychotherapy - October 14, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

People with dementia as ‘spect-actors’ in a musical theatre group with performing arts students from the community
Publication date: Available online 4 October 2019Source: The Arts in PsychotherapyAuthor(s): Ayelet Dassa, Dovrat HarelAbstractA collaborative music and drama therapy initiative with performing arts students and people with dementia yielded an innovative framework. Twelve people with dementia residing in a nursing home and twelve students from a performing arts school took part in two consecutive groups (6 residents and 6 students in each group). Each group was 10 sessions long. The groups were co-facilitated by a music therapist and a drama therapist. A qualitative research embracing action research ideas was used, and co...
Source: Arts in Psychotherapy - October 5, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Musical intersubjectivity
This article addresses a theoretical perspective on intersubjectivity, following the path of modern developmentally informed psychology. The text incorporates the four formats of intersubjectivity at a practical level as well. These different formats are individually illustrated with music therapy practice, before some reflections on relational music experiences as real lived experiences. Intersubjective meaning can be experienced at different layers and in a variety of modes, connects to a local context, and to microprocesses in the here-and-now. From a musical point of view, meaningful co-creation within the frame of int...
Source: Arts in Psychotherapy - October 5, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Self, selving, and the education of attention
Publication date: Available online 4 October 2019Source: The Arts in PsychotherapyAuthor(s): Stephen MallochAbstractMovement that predicts an outcome is central to life and central to the self. Thinking ultimately represents directed movement. Self (an upper case noun) is an internal objective state, or fixed action pattern (FAP), while selving (a lower case verb) is a vital, purposefully moving, intricate felt process that lies at our psychic core. As illustrated through a case study, overly identifying with Self as one or many objective states will lead to repeating patterns that feel ‘stuck’ as a particular way of b...
Source: Arts in Psychotherapy - October 5, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Editorial Board
Publication date: July 2019Source: The Arts in Psychotherapy, Volume 64Author(s): (Source: Arts in Psychotherapy)
Source: Arts in Psychotherapy - August 30, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research