Official websites use. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. The aim of this study was to carry out a systematic review of controlled clinical trials in order to identify both specific populations and social issues which may benefit from the effective use of psychodrama psychotherapy. The total number of participants in the studies was people. The heterogeneity of the issues analyzed indicates that psychodrama improves the symptoms associated with a wide range of problems.
Nevertheless, further research efforts are required to understand its potential benefits for psychosocial well-being. Keywords: psychodrama group therapy, systematic review, randomized controlled trials. The mental health and psychological care programs run at hospitals all over the world have been improved and updated over recent years.
It has been observed that classic psychotherapeutic interventions designed to foster health often trigger significant psychological changes that, although sustained during the first few months, later disappear gradually over time [ 1 ]. Consequently, and in accordance with the principles of the biopsychosocial approach, experts are currently aiming to provide ongoing, comprehensive care to patients in keeping with more efficient, holistic models [ 2 ].
This type of care is also vital to responding to emerging social issues, particularly among vulnerable populations. In these cases, a number of treatments based on group therapy have been established, one of which is psychodrama [ 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 ]. The key aspect of psychodrama is the dramatization by patients of a series of events as if they were happening in the present.
During psychodrama interventions, emphasis is placed not only on what patients say but also on what they do the action during the dramatization. The aim is for patients to gain greater insight into their situation in order to enable them to cope better with their thoughts and feelings and increase their personal resources and strengths [ 9 ]. This psychotherapeutic technique offers a broad range of possibilities when applied to mental healthcare programs, and reports have been published of effective interventions with clinical patients suffering from different psychological disorders, e.
