Morenean Approaches: Recognizing Psychodrama's Many Facets

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  • ADAM BLATNER Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12926/yy11h326

Keywords:

improvisational drama

Abstract

Psychodrama is only one of many approaches developed by J. L. Moreno in his lifetime. Rather than being thought of as a single method, his work would be best served if recognized and utilized as potentially separate components. Although the effectiveness of these individual components might be increased by using them in concert, there are many situations in which they can be applied in their own right.

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Published

2026-01-23

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Vol. 59 No. 4 (2007): Group Psychotherapy, Psychodrama, and Sociometry

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