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Art Therapy Research Reference List

Aldridge, D. (1994). Single-case research designs for the creative art therapist. The Arts in Psychotherapy, 21(5), 333-342.

Allen, P. (1999). The Sabbath bride: An example of art-based research. Proceedings of the 30th Annual Conference of the American Art Therapy Association, Lake Buena Vista, Florida. Mundelein, IL: American Art Therapy Association.

American Art Therapy Association. (1999). Art Therapy Research Initiative [Brochure]. Mundelein, IL.

Anderson, F. (2001). Benefits of conducting research. Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 18(3), 134-141.

Betts, D. J., & Laloge, L. (2000). Art therapists and research: A survey conducted by the Potomac Art Therapy Association. Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 17(4), 291-295.

Bloomgarden. J., & Netzer, D. (1998). Validating art therapists' tacit knowing: The heuristic experience. Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 15(1), 51-54.

Carolan, R. (2001). Models and paradigms of art therapy research. Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 18(4), 190-206.

Deaver, S. P. (2002). What constitutes art therapy research? Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 19(1), 23-27.

Edwards, D. (1993). Why don't arts therapists do research? In H. Payne (Ed.), Handbook of inquiry in the arts therapies: One river, many currents. (pp. 715). London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.

Eisner, E. W. (1981, April). On the differences between scientific and artistic approaches to qualitative research. Educational Researcher, 10(4), 5-9.

Franklin, M., & Politsky, R. (1992). The problem of interpretation: Implications and strategies for the field of art therapy. Arts in Psychotherapy, 19, 163-175.

Gantt, L. M. (1998). A discussion of art therapy as a science. Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 15(1), 3-12.

Gilroy, A., Hoskyns, S., Jenkyns, M., Lee, C., & Payne, H. (Eds.) (1989). Arts therapies research. Proceedings of the First Arts Therapies Research Conference. City University, London.

Hagood, M. M. (1990, Spring). Art therapy research in England: Impressions of an American art therapist. Arts in Psychotherapy, 17(1), 75-79.

Henzell, J. (1995). Research and the particular: Epistemology in art and psychotherapy. In A. Gilroy & C. Lee, (Eds.) Art and music: Therapy and research (pp. 185-205). London: Routledge.

Julliard, K. (1998). Outcomes research in health care: Implications for art therapy. Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 15(1), 13-21.

Julliard, K., Gujral, J., Hamil, S., Oswald, E., Smyk, A., & Testa, N. (2000). Art-based evaluation in research education. Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 17(2), 118-124.

Junge, M. (1989). The heart of the matter. Arts in Psychotherapy, 16, 77-78.

Junge, M. B., & Linesch, D. (1993). Our own voices: New paradigms for art therapy research. Arts in Psychotherapy, 20(1), 61-67.

Kapitan, L. (1998). In pursuit of the irresistible: Art therapy research in the hunting tradition. Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 15(1), 22-28.

Kaplan, F. (1998). Scientific art therapy: An integrative and research-based approach. Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 15(2), 93-98.

Kaplan, F. (2001). Areas of inquiry for art therapy research. Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 18(3), 142-147.

Linesch, D. (1992). Research approaches within master's level art therapy training programs. Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 9(3), 129-34.

Linesch, D. (1994). Interpretation in art therapy research and practice: The hermeneutic circle. Arts in Psychotherapy, 21(3), 185-195.

Linesch, D. (1995). Art therapy research: Learning from experience. Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 12(4), 261-65.

Lusebrink, V. B., Rosal, M. L., & Campanelli, M. (1993). Survey of doctoral work by Art Therapists. Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 10(4), 226-234.

Malchiodi, C. A. (1995). Does a lack of art therapy research hold us back? Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 12(4), 218-219.

Malchiodi, C. A. (Ed.). (1998). Art therapy and research [Special Issues]. Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 15(1 & 2).

McNiff, S. (1986). Freedom of research and artistic inquiry. The Arts in Psychotherapy, 13(4).

McNiff, S. (1987). Research and scholarship in the creative arts therapies. The Arts in Psychotherapy, 13(4).

McNiff, S. (1991). Ethics and the autonomy of images. The Arts in Psychotherapy, 18(4). Also translated by Paolo Knill and published in Traum, Imagination and Kunstlerisches Tun-Spielraume der Seele, Eres, Germany.

McNiff, S. (1993). The authority of experience. The Arts in Psychotherapy, 20(1).

McNiff, S. (1998). Enlarging the vision of art therapy research. Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 15(2), 86-92.

Rosal, M. L. (1989). Co-Perspective: Master's papers in art therapy: Narrative or research case studies? The Arts in Psychotherapy, 16(1), 71-75.

Rosal, M. L. (1998). Research thoughts: Learning from the literature and from experience. Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 15(1), 47-50.

Schaverien, J. (1995). Researching the esoteric: Art therapy research. In A. Gilroy & C. Lee, (Eds.) Art and music: Therapy and research (pp. 21-34). London: Routledge.

Tibbetts, T. J. (1995). Art therapy at the crossroads: Art and science. Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 12(4), 257-60.

Vick, R. (2001). Introduction to special section on research in art therapy: When does an idea begin? Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 18 (3), 132-133.

Wadeson, H. (1978, October). Some uses of art therapy data in research. American Journal of Art Therapy. 18(1), 11-18.

Wadeson, H. (1980). Art therapy research. Art Education, 33(4), 31-35.

Other Research Topics

Student Achievement & Art Therapy Research: National Alliance of Pupil Service Organizations (NAPSO) Reference list of Art Therapy Research Resources Linking Pupil Services Personnel to Student Achievement.

If you need subscription/contact information for some of the journals referenced above, please refer to the following links:

Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association

The Arts In Psychotherapy: An International Journal

Aiken, L. R. (1996). Rating scales and checklists: Evaluating behavior, personality, and attitude. New York: John Wiley and Sons Publishing.

Andsell, G., & Pavlicevic, M. (2001). Beginning research in the arts therapies. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.

Ary, D., Jacobs, L.C., & Razavieh, A. (1996). Introduction to research in education (5th ed.). Orlando, FL: Harcourt Brace.

Bogdan, R. C., & Biklen, S. K. (1992). Qualitative research for education: An introduction to (2nd ed.). Boston: Allyn & Bacon.

Del Giacco, M. (2002). Del Giacco's art therapy: The missing link in Restoring cognition for the neurologically impaired. Self-published manual.

Feder, B., & Feder, E. (1998). The art and science of evaluation in the arts therapies. USA: Charles C Thomas.

Gilroy, A., & Lee, C. (1995). Art and music: Therapy and research. London: Routledge.

Hays, N. (Ed.). (1997). Doing qualitative analysis in psychology. East Sussex, UK: Psychology Press.

Higgins, R. (1996). Approaches to research: A handbook for those writing a dissertation. Bristol, PA: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.

Kaplan, F. (2000). Art, science, and art therapy: Repainting the picture. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.

Kuzma, J. W. (1992). Basic statistics for the health sciences (2nd ed.). Mountain, CA: Mayfield.

McNiff, S. (1998). Art-based research. London, UK: Jessica Kingsley.

Payne, H. (1993). Handbook of inquiry in the arts therapies: One river, many currents. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.

Slavin, R.E. (1992). Research Methods in Education (2nd ed.). Boston: Allyn & Bacon.

Wadeson, H. (Ed.). (1992). A guide to conducting art therapy research. Mundelein, IL: The American Art Therapy Association.

1998 Medical Outcomes & Guidelines Sourcebook. New York: Faulkner & Gray, 1997.

A Guide to Establishing Programs for Assessing Outcomes in Clinical Settings. Oakbrook Terrace, IL: Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, 1994.

Agency for Health Care Policy and Research. Research Activities. Published monthly by AHCPR Division of Communications.

Faulkner and Gray's Healthcare Information Center. Medical Outcomes and Guidelines Alert. Washington, DC: Faulkner & Gray; bi-monthly.

Special Report: Researchers question the link between outcomes and quality. Medical Outcomes and Guidelines Alert. 1994, 2(21), 5-8.

Arkin, A. (1995). Addressing the 'big picture outcomes' for managed care: Designing your marketing strategy. On the Cutting Edge, 1621-22.

Davies, A. R., Doyle, M. A. T., Lansky, D., Rutt, W., Stevic, M. O., & Doyle, J. B. (1994). Outcomes assessment in clinical settings: A consensus statement on principles and best practices in project management. Journal on Quality Improvement, 20(1), 6-16.

Hoffman, P. A. (1993). Critical path method: An important tool for coordinating health care. Journal on Quality Improvement, 19(7), 209-246.

Kane, R. R. (1997). Understanding Health Care Outcomes Research. Gaithersburg, MD: Aspen Publishers, Inc.

Kaye, G. L. (1996). Outcomes Management: Linking Research to Practice. Colombus, OH: Ross Products Division, Abbott Laboratories.

Owen, D. K., & Nease, R. F. (1993). Development of outcome-based practice guidelines: A method of structuring problems and synthesizing evidence. Journal on Quality Improvement, 19(7), 248-263.

Pfeifle, W. G., Gussak, D. E., & Keegan, C. A. (1999). Perspectives on clinical outcomes assessment: A view for the allied health professions. Journal of Allied Health, 28(4), 1999.