Child-Directed Play Therapy (CDPT / CCPT)
Meta-Analyses
1. Bratton et al. (2005) - Meta-analysis of play therapy outcomes
2. Lin & Bratton (2015) - Meta-analysis of CCPT effectiveness
3. Parker et al. (2021) - Meta-analysis of CCPT for disruptive behavior
Systematic Reviews
4. Drisko et al. (2020) - Systematic review of individual child play therapy
Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs)
5. Burgin & Ray (2022) - CCPT for childhood depression in schools
6. Ray et al. (2022) - CCPT for Children with ACEs
7. Stulmaker & Ray (2015) - CCPT for young children with anxiety
8. Topal et al. (2025) - RCT of play-based therapy for earthquake survivors
9. Wong et al. (2023) - CCPT for executive function in children with ADHD
Quasi-Experimental / Pre–Post Designs
10. Cochran & Cochran (2017) - CCPT in high-poverty schools
Expressive Arts Therapy (EXA)
1. Joschko et al. (2024) - Meta-analysis of active visual art therapy
2. Morison et al. (2022) - Systematic review of creative arts therapies for traumatized youth
3. Zhang et al. (2025) - Meta-analysis of art therapy for depression
4. Zhou et al. (2025) - Art therapy for children with cancer (meta-analysis)
Systematic Reviews
5. Bosgraaf et al. (2020) - Systematic narrative review of art therapy for psychosocial problems
6. Wei, Lai, & Ho (2025) - Art therapy for ASD (systematic review)
Sandplay/Sandtray Therapy
Meta-analysis / Systematic Review
1. Yuxi et al. (2024) – Systematic Review & Meta-analysis of Sandplay Therapy for ASD
Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT)
2. Tan et al. (2021) – RCT of Sandplay Therapy for Emotional–Behavioral Problems
Evidence Review / Multi-Method Synthesis
3. Freedle (2022) – Evidence-Based Review of Sandplay Therapy
Evidence Summary
4. Total Life Counseling Center (2025) – Evidence Summary of Play and Sandtray Therapy
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