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The purpose of this study is to analyze research trends in domestic academic journals related to psychotherapy using color therapy as an alternative approach following the government's recent announcement of a mental health policy innovation plan and to suggest directions for follow-up research. For this purpose, 29 papers published from 2009 to 2023 were analyzed. The research results are as follows. First, research was conducted steadily from 2009 to 2023, and was highest in 2022 (17.24%). Second, it was presented at 18 domestic academic conferences, and ‘art therapy research’ was the most common (20.69%). Third, the study subjects had the highest proportion of adults, followed by college students, others (mixed), adolescents, children, and the elderly. Fourth, the types of research methods were quantitative research, literature research, qualitative research, and mixed research. Fifth, the type of study content had a positive effect on psychotherapy in the general subareas(ego, emotions/psychology, stress, maladjustment & problem behavior, interpersonal relationships) and diagnostic subareas(emotional disorders, childhood disorders, brain injury disorders). Based on the research results, it is suggested that psychotherapy using color therapy can be usefully applied in the field.
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