Nearly 50 authors enlarge the empirical base ofpsychodrama. The aim and research questions cover instruments, methods, andsocial network as well as clinical investigations of children, youth andadults. The last chapter deals with research on supervision, education andtraining. The contributors used mostly quantitative and mixed-method and somequalitative designs. This ends up in evaluated tools, quality development intreatment, efficacy in supervision, effectiveness in education and training.Some studies were exploratory others more rigorous and “gold standard”.Half of the special issue is written in English orGerman. Most of the authors come from Germany and Austria, but also from nonGerman speaking countries in Europe, Asia, Australia and America.
