AUTHOR=Cercato Maria Cecilia , Pierpaoli Sandra , Pazienza Rosa Maria , Terrenato Irene , Guadagnuolo Cinzia , Cenci Cristina , Nappi Rossella E. 

TITLE=Digital integrated dramatherapy: A feasibility study in women undergoing assisted reproductive technology

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Psychology

VOLUME=Volume 13 - 2022

YEAR=2022

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1045090

DOI=10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1045090

ISSN=1664-1078

ABSTRACT=Background: Dramatherapy is a practice of working and playing that uses action methods to facilitate creativity, imagination, learning, insight and growth. 
Methods: A pilot study of Digital Integrated Dramatherapy in arts, recruiting women from the digital community “Parole Fertili”, undergoing assisted reproductive technology. On the basis of a previous blended experience, a program based on remote sessions was conducted on a dedicated platform.
Results: A total of 22 women participated in three groups. Participants assessed the feasibility and utility of the method, both in the synchronous and the asynchronous phases. The group has a fundamental role: the participants were supportive, and therapeutic benefits were due to strengthening and resiliency obtained through a dialogue with other women. Using metaphors, the participants could move from the narration of the ART pathway to creative and corporeal expression. 
Conclusions: The study showed that group based on Digital Arts Therapies might help women face very difficult emotions by promoting creativity and internal resources.