[The use of theatre in the psychosocial readaptation of patients with mental disorders: participants' perspectives].
BACKGROUND
Therapy using theatrical activity was proposed to six clients with severe and persistent mental health problems. The purpose of this study was to determine what meaning the participants attributed to this experience and which aspects of the therapy they considered influential for their progress.


METHODS
A formal approach, based on the opinions of the actors, was used in order to optimize the quality of the interventions. The application was as closely linked as possible to a real theatrical experience. An analysis of the qualitative data collected from a questionnaire and a semi-structured interview of three subjects selected from a purposive sampling was done by way of successive cycles of data reduction.
The participants valued the flexibility and versatility of the theatrical experience. They perceived the presence of the public as essential to enhancing their experience of pleasure and personal competency. Therapy using theatrical activity appears to be relevant in the field of psychosocial rehabilitation.
Fleury
France
F
Université Laval, 541, St-François-Xavier, Trois-Rivières, Québec. france-fleury.1@ulaval.ca
Marazzani
Micheline H
MH
Saucier
Jean-François
JF
D000328:Adult; D004324:Drama; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009788:Occupational Therapy / Q000379:methods*