Int J Group Psychother. 2023 Apr;73(2):116-140. doi: 10.1080/00207284.2023.2173602. Epub 2023 Feb 28.
Mental health organizations are increasingly adapting tabletop role-playing games (TTRPGs) into psychotherapy groups. Existing literature on therapeutic modalities with similar methods and theories of change suggest TTRPGs holds great promise in creating positive change for certain mental health populations, particularly those that have not responded well to traditional psychotherapy formats. At this time, no published, peer-reviewed research has examined TTRPG therapy groups offered to adults. Here we describe the application of one 8-week TTRPG therapy group with seven adults at a forensic facility. In this case study, we also describe the data we gathered and our findings regarding the feasibility, acceptability, and potential benefits of participating in this TTRPG. Our findings provide preliminary support of the feasibility and acceptability of this approach, and offer new directions on how to maximize benefits to group members. Limitations and future directions are discussed.
心理健康组织越来越多地将桌面角色扮演游戏（TTRPG）融入心理治疗小组中。现有的关于具有类似方法和变革理论的治疗方式的文献表明，TTRPG 在为某些心理健康人群创造积极变化方面具有很大的潜力，特别是那些对传统心理治疗形式反应不佳的人群。目前，尚无已发表的同行评议研究探讨过为成年人提供的 TTRPG 治疗小组。在这里，我们描述了在一个法医机构中对七名成年人进行的为期 8 周的 TTRPG 治疗小组的应用。在这个案例研究中，我们还描述了我们收集的数据以及我们关于参与这种 TTRPG 的可行性、可接受性和潜在益处的发现。我们的发现初步支持了这种方法的可行性和可接受性，并为如何最大限度地提高小组成员的收益提供了新的方向。讨论了局限性和未来的方向。
