HEW research

[Jenny Wilson]

Hi Ron

I have been keeping an eye out for research comparing or combining CBT
and Psychodrama for the last year or two (and have searched for these
articles on good search engines and databases). I have not seen the
research you mention and am really keen to hear about it if someone has
a reference. I guess it may not be specifically about psychodrama but
more about experiential methods in general. There is a good recent
review article supporting the efficacy of experiential therapy methods
in general but not comparing it with CBT- I will post the reference once
I find it.

What is HEW by the way?

There are two papers by Hamanci that may be of interest. The 2006
research has results that suggest that psychodrama enhances the
effectiveness of CBT by increasing motivation and may help prevent relapse.

> Hamamci, Z (2002) The effect of integrating psychodrama and cognitive behaviour therapy on reducing cognitive distortions in interpersonal relationships. Journal of Group Psychotherapy, Psychodrama & Sociometry, Spring, 3 -14.
> Hamamci, Z. (2006) Integrating psychodrama and cognitive behavioural therapy to treat moderate depression. The Arts in Psychotherapy, 33, 199-207.

Regards
Jenny



Ronald Anderson wrote:
> Arlene Story, TEP, when speaking with my students 5 or 6 years ago, said
> that while doing graduate work, she had come across a research project
> from HEW comparing the outcome of experiential methods compared to more
> cognitive/behavioral approaches, with preliminary conclusions that using
> experiential methods had more efficacy, with more long-lasting
> results.    In asking Arlene about where she found that research, as I
> couldn't find it online, she protested that when she had just moved to
> Florida, to become clinical director at The Refuge, it was somewhere
> hidden in boxes she hadn't gotten around to go through yet.
>  
> Is anyone else in our group aware of such a government-sponsored
> research project, and where to get hold of it?
>  
> Appreciate.
>  
> Ron Anderson
> 
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