(ISSN 2573-4393)
OBM Integrative and Complementary Medicine is an international peer-reviewed Open Access journal published quarterly online by LIDSEN Publishing Inc. It covers all evidence-based scientific studies on integrative, alternative and complementary approaches to improving health and wellness.
Topics contain but are not limited to:
The journal publishes a variety of article types: Original Research, Review, Communication, Opinion, Comment, Conference Report, Technical Note, Book Review, etc.
There is no restriction on paper length, provided that the text is concise and comprehensive. Authors should present their results in as much detail as possible, as reviewers are encouraged to emphasize scientific rigor and reproducibility.
Special Issue
Digital and Creative Arts Interventions for Mental Health and Well-Being
Submission Deadline: February 29, 2028 (Open) Submit Now
Guest Editor
Weifeng Han, PhD, Associate Professor
Charles Darwin University, Australia
Research Interests: Speech-language pathology; communication and mental health; digital health; virtual and extended reality (VR/XR); technology-assisted rehabilitation; multimodal interventions; culturally responsive and inclusive healthcare; interprofessional practice
About This Topic
Digital technologies are creating new possibilities for creative and expressive approaches to mental health and psychosocial care. This Special Issue examines interventions that integrate digital innovation with creative arts or use interactive technologies to facilitate therapeutic expression and engagement. Topics may include digitally mediated visual arts, music, storytelling, drama and movement; virtual, augmented and mixed reality; creative applications of serious games; and hybrid or remotely delivered arts-based programmes. Contributions addressing children, adolescents and adults in clinical, educational and community settings are welcome.
We encourage critical evaluation of effectiveness, feasibility, acceptability, safety and therapeutic processes, alongside accessibility, cultural responsiveness, inclusion, ethics and implementation. We welcome original quantitative, qualitative and mixed-methods research, intervention evaluations, systematic and scoping reviews, and methodological or theoretically informed contributions. Connecting perspectives from mental health, creative arts therapies, rehabilitation and digital health, the Special Issue aims to identify promising approaches, clarify the quality and limits of current evidence, and inform responsible, person-centred practice.
Manuscript Submission Information
Manuscripts should be submitted through the LIDSEN Submission System. Detailed information on manuscript preparation and submission is available in the Instructions for Authors. All submitted articles will be thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process and will be processed following the Editorial Process and Quality Control policy. Upon acceptance, the article will be immediately published in a regular issue of the journal and will be listed together on the special issue website, with a label that the article belongs to the Special Issue. LIDSEN distributes articles under the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) License in an open-access model. The authors own the copyright to the article, and the article can be free to access, distribute, and reuse provided that the original work is correctly cited.
Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). Research articles and review articles are highly invited. Authors are encouraged to send the tentative title and abstract of the planned paper to the Editorial Office (icm@lidsen.com) for record. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the Editorial Office.
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