Exploration of Psychological, Social, and Familial Issues of Females Living in the Shelter in Iraqi Kurdistan Through an Art-Based Qualitative Study.

Objective: Female young prisoners may not be willing to discuss their familial and social issues through direct interviews. Therefore, other academic techniques, such as art-based techniques, could be used in this context. We aimed to explore female prisoners' psychological, familial, and social issues through an art-based approach.

Impact of short and intensive art-based intervention on symptomatology and social interactions among children with autism spectrum disorder.

Background: Consensus on the effectiveness of art therapy in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) is lacking in the literature.

Purpose: Here, we examined the effectiveness of a short and intensive art-based intervention on autistic symptomatology and social skills among children with ASD levels 2 and 3.

Methods: This pre- and postexperimental investigation included 13 children previously diagnosed with ASD levels 2 and 3 in Kurdistan Region in 2019.

The Impact of COVID-19 on Individuals and Communities Through the Lens of a Kurdish Artist: A Narrative Inquiry Study.

The COVID-19 pandemic affects individuals and society at different levels. For a brief period during the pandemic, the Kurdish government closed all governmental organizations and interconnected routes, except for medical and security settings, and announced a curfew. In this article, we portray the effects of the pandemic on individuals and communities from an artist's view through an art-based narrative inquiry.

The lived experience of surviving from the Islamic State attack and capture in Iraq and Syria: An arts-based qualitative study with Yazidi young women.

Background: In August 2014, the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) attacked the Sinjar district and destroyed several villages and towns and killed several individuals.

Aim: In this study, the Yazidi young women who survived the ISIS attack were encouraged to express their lived experiences through paintings following participation in a 6-month art-based intervention program.

Methods: A total of 13 Yazidi Kurdish females aged 18 to 25 years (Mean: 21.

Psychological response of children to home confinement during COVID-19: A qualitative arts-based research.

Background: The evidence has shown that children are more susceptible to the emotional effects of traumatic events such as outbreaks with the possible disruption in their daily lives.

Aim: In this paper, we discussed the psychological wellbeing of children during the COVID-19 outbreak through the art-based qualitative study using the drawing method among children in Iraqi Kurdistan.

Methods: In this qualitative arts-based research study, 15 children aged 6 to 13 years old who were confined at home during the COVID-19 outbreak for at least 1 month were included following obtaining the consent from their parents.

Psychological wellbeing of Yezidi females following group art-based intervention: An interventional study.

Introduction: The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) attacked Sinjar, a majority Yezidi region, on 3 August 2014. ISIS fighters systematically and deliberately targeted the Yezidi Kurdish population. Several of the region's women and girls were abducted, raped, sold and gifted to other ISIS fighters in Iraq and Syria.

Effectiveness of group art therapy on quality of life in paediatric patients with cancer: A randomized controlled trial.

Objectives: Children with cancer undergoing chemotherapy experience many adverse effects. The effectiveness of painting- and handcrafting-based art therapy on the various dimensions of health-related quality of life in paediatric outpatients previously diagnosed with heterogeneity of malignancy was evaluated in the present study.

Design: In an experimental randomized controlled trial, a total of 60 children aged 7-13 years previously diagnosed with malignancy together with their parents were assigned randomly either to an experimental (30 patients) or a control group (30 patients) in 2017 in Iraq.