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Creative arts-based interventions for the improvement of PTSD symptoms in young people: a meta-analysis with a focus on non-Western populations.
Applewhite. Nature Mental Health 2025;:27 November.
[Here we evaluated the effectiveness of creative arts-based interventions in reducing PTSD symptoms among youth globally, with particular attention to underrepresented and non-Western populations. Creative arts-based interventions significantly reduced PTSD symptoms. Strong effects were observed among participants with diagnosed PTSD and general trauma symptoms. Subgroup analyses showed large effects in West African and Middle Eastern samples.]
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