TY - JOUR
T1 - Psychologists' use of motion pictures in clinical practice
AU - Lampropoulos, Georgios K.
AU - Kazantzis, Nikolaos
AU - Deane, Frank P.
PY - 2004/10/1
Y1 - 2004/10/1
N2 - Do professional psychologists use motion pictures in clinical practice? If so, do they consider motion pictures to have therapeutic value? Of 827 licensed practicing psychologists, 67% reported the use of motion pictures to promote therapy gains. Most of these practitioners (88%) considered the use of motion pictures as effective in promoting treatment outcome, and only a minority (1%) reported them as potentially harmful. Compared with their psychodynamic counterparts, therapists practicing within eclectic-integrative, cognitive-behavioral, or humanistic frameworks were more likely to view or use motion pictures as therapeutic tools. Psychologists provided individual evaluations of 27 motion pictures that deal with a variety of mental health subjects, and overall they were characterized as "moderately helpful." Clinical applications and issues pertaining to using motion pictures in therapy are summarized.
AB - Do professional psychologists use motion pictures in clinical practice? If so, do they consider motion pictures to have therapeutic value? Of 827 licensed practicing psychologists, 67% reported the use of motion pictures to promote therapy gains. Most of these practitioners (88%) considered the use of motion pictures as effective in promoting treatment outcome, and only a minority (1%) reported them as potentially harmful. Compared with their psychodynamic counterparts, therapists practicing within eclectic-integrative, cognitive-behavioral, or humanistic frameworks were more likely to view or use motion pictures as therapeutic tools. Psychologists provided individual evaluations of 27 motion pictures that deal with a variety of mental health subjects, and overall they were characterized as "moderately helpful." Clinical applications and issues pertaining to using motion pictures in therapy are summarized.
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U2 - 10.1037/0735-7028.35.5.535
DO - 10.1037/0735-7028.35.5.535
M3 - Review Article
AN - SCOPUS:7544219899
SN - 0735-7028
VL - 35
SP - 535
EP - 541
JO - Professional Psychology: Research and Practice
JF - Professional Psychology: Research and Practice
IS - 5
ER -