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In this pre-registered systematic review (PROSPERO: 420251060744), we synthesized existing literature on arts therapies as interventions for managing PTSD symptoms in adolescents and children.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      We conducted systematic searches of APA PsycNET, PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, and Web of Science up to June 15\n                      <jats:sup>th<\/jats:sup>\n                      2025.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>1,273 articles were identified through systematic searches, with 10 articles meeting our inclusion criteria. These studies reported some positive outcomes from visual art therapy, music therapy, dance therapy, drama therapy, and poetry therapy; however, the effectiveness of individual arts therapies in improving PTSD symptoms was inconclusive.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Arts therapies demonstrate significant effects on certain symptoms of children and adolescents with PTSD. 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