Includes bibliographical references.

What is dramatherapy? -- From amphitheatre to operating theatre? Drama, theatre, and therapy--a history -- The emergence of dramatherapy -- Dramatherapy and philosophy : belief and proof -- Dramatherapy : therapeutic core processes -- Dramatic projection -- Play and playing -- Role -- The dramatic body -- Symbol and metaphor -- Dramatherapy and ritual -- Assessment, recording and evaluation in dramatherapy.