OBJECTIVES: The authors present a description of a theater workshop ("Metamorphosis Project"), developed at the Bologna Eating Disorders Center. DESIGN: The workshops are aimed at young, hospitalized patients, and are largely based on the principles of drama therapy. In this article, this therapeutic modality is introduced by a discussion of the theoretical basis for the use of theater in psychiatry from the points of view of several preeminent psychiatrists, including Freud, Winnicott, Klein, and Moreno. RESULTS: Three (3) clinical reports are presented. The satisfaction rate among the first groups of participants was 93%. CONCLUSIONS: It is suggested that theater can be useful in decreasing defense mechanisms, allowing a patient-focused approach, mitigating specific symptoms, and improving the quality of life during the hospital stay.
Drama Therapy and Eating Disorders: A Historical Perspective and an Overview of a Bolognese Project for Adolescents / Alessandro Pellicciari;Francesca Rossi;Luisa Iero;Elena Di Pietro;Alberto Verrotti;Emilio Franzoni. - In: JOURNAL OF ALTERNATIVE AND COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE. - ISSN 1075-5535. - STAMPA. - 19:(2013), pp. 607-612. [10.1089/acm.2011.0623]
Drama Therapy and Eating Disorders: A Historical Perspective and an Overview of a Bolognese Project for Adolescents
PELLICCIARI, ALESSANDRO;FRANZONI, EMILIO
2013
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: The authors present a description of a theater workshop ("Metamorphosis Project"), developed at the Bologna Eating Disorders Center. DESIGN: The workshops are aimed at young, hospitalized patients, and are largely based on the principles of drama therapy. In this article, this therapeutic modality is introduced by a discussion of the theoretical basis for the use of theater in psychiatry from the points of view of several preeminent psychiatrists, including Freud, Winnicott, Klein, and Moreno. RESULTS: Three (3) clinical reports are presented. The satisfaction rate among the first groups of participants was 93%. CONCLUSIONS: It is suggested that theater can be useful in decreasing defense mechanisms, allowing a patient-focused approach, mitigating specific symptoms, and improving the quality of life during the hospital stay.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.