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This systematic review and meta-analysis aims to examine the impact of theatre interventions on mental health outcomes and suicidality.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The review was prospectively registered on The International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (CRD42021212666), and followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis guidelines for reporting. Embase, ProQuest Central, PsycInfo, PubMed and Scopus were searched. All English-language studies examining the impact of theatre interventions and on mental health outcomes and\/or suicidality were included.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In total, 42 papers met the inclusion criteria. 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