title: Drama therapy and eating disorders: a historical perspective and an overview of a Bolognese project for adolescents.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The authors present a description of a theater workshop ("Metamorphosis Project"), developed at the Bologna Eating Disorders Center.
  
  
  METHODS
  The workshops are aimed at young, hospitalized patients, and are largely based on the principles of drama therapy. In this article, this therapeutic modality is introduced by a discussion of the theoretical basis for the use of theater in psychiatry from the points of view of several preeminent psychiatrists, including Freud, Winnicott, Klein, and Moreno.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Three (3) clinical reports are presented. The satisfaction rate among the first groups of participants was 93%.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It is suggested that theater can be useful in decreasing defense mechanisms, allowing a patient-focused approach, mitigating specific symptoms, and improving the quality of life during the hospital stay.
authors: Child Neuropsychiatry Unit, Sant'Orsola Malpighi Hospital, Bologna University, Bologna, Italy.
authors: Alessandro
authors: A
authors: Pellicciari
authors: Francesca
authors: F
authors: Rossi
authors: Luisa
authors: L
authors: Iero
authors: Elena
authors: E
authors: Di Pietro
authors: Alberto
authors: A
authors: Verrotti
authors: Emilio
authors: E
authors: Franzoni
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001364:Awareness; D002648:Child; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003142:Communication; D003405:Creativity; D004493:Education; D004644:Emotions; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000266:history* / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D049690:History, Ancient; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D009769:Object Attachment; D011577:Psychodrama / Q000266:history* / Q000379:methods*; D012381:Role Playing; D012649:Self Concept; D013561:Symbolism