Dr.Majid Amraei, 50, is a theater director, author, playwright and researcher in drama therapy. He has authored ‘Drama Therapy in its Evolutionary Path’ published by the Tehran-based Danjeh Publications in 2010. He worked as a drama therapist for several years to help war veterans and former POWs of the

1980-88 Iraq-Iran war 

comments on dramatherapy 

Drama therapy is among group therapy methods in which drama or theater processes as well as psychotherapeutic techniques are used to promote interaction between participants and therapists, as a means of catharsis.  The approach helps create a platform for participants to talk about their personal encounters, express their feelings, seek solutions and get relief from strong or repressed emotions.(Amraei 2002)

Drama therapy is used in a wide variety of settings, including hospitals, schools, mental health centers, prisons, and businesses. Drama therapy, as a form of ‘expressive therapy’ (also known as creative arts therapies) exists in many forms and can be applicable to individuals, couples and families.(Amraei 2002)