The Impact of Expressive Arts Therapy on Alexithymia Levels in Adolescent Inpatients with Severe Anorexia Nervosa
Expressive arts, particularly drama-based interventions, may represent an effective adjunctive therapy for adolescents with AN, supporting emotional awareness, self-regulation, and social connectedness. Arts-based interventions are associated with nonverbal avenues for emotional processing and may promote neuroplasticity, representing valuable complementary strategies for AN treatment.
Authors
- Flavia Cirillo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5868-9352)
- Maria Rosaria Marchili (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6787-8198)
- Marco Roversi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0858-033X)
- Italo Pretelli
- Livia Gargiullo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0316-6359)
- Mariangela Irrera (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-3274-9756)
- Cristina Mascolo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5385-3304)
- Carla Maria Carlevaris
- Giulia Spina (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5685-5468)
- Elena Bozzola (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5947-2414)
- Stefania Dusi
- Valentina Burla
Institutions
- Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital (IT)
- Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Children
- Published
- 2025-10-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/children12101394
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.94