Creative Arts Therapies, Psychomotor Therapy, and Play Therapy for People with Severe Intellectual Disabilities and Challenging Behaviour: A Scoping Review of Interventions and Outcomes

Nikki H. T. Verdellen-Krauwel; Noud Frielink; Anna-Eva J. C. Prick; Arno P. A. M. Willems; Petri J. C. M. Embregts

doi:10.3390/disabilities5040084

Creative Arts Therapies, Psychomotor Therapy, and Play Therapy for People with Severe Intellectual Disabilities and Challenging Behaviour: A Scoping Review of Interventions and Outcomes

Nikki H. T. Verdellen-Krauwel
, Noud Frielink^*
, Anna-Eva J. C. Prick
, Arno P. A. M. Willems
, Petri J. C. M. Embregts

^*Corresponding author for this work

Research Line Clinical psychology (part of UHC program)

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Original language	English
Article number	84
Number of pages	17
Journal	Disabilities
Volume	5
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/disabilities5040084
Publication status	Published - 23 Sept 2025

Keywords

Challenging behaviour
Creative arts therapies
Music therapy
Play therapy
Psychomotor therapy
Scoping review
Severe intellectual disability

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Verdellen-Krauwel, N. H. T., Frielink, N., Prick, A.-E. J. C., Willems, A. P. A. M., & Embregts, P. J. C. M. (2025). Creative Arts Therapies, Psychomotor Therapy, and Play Therapy for People with Severe Intellectual Disabilities and Challenging Behaviour: A Scoping Review of Interventions and Outcomes. Disabilities, 5(4), Article 84. https://doi.org/10.3390/disabilities5040084

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