ART IN PSYCHOTHERAPY
Abstract
A psychotherapeutic team consisting of a male psychiatrist, a female psychiatric social worker, and a male artist, operating in a military setting, selected a group of patients who were willing to draw from the psychiatric section of a general hospital. All "open ward" patients willing to draw attended art sessions conducted by the art member of the team, and were seen in therapeutic sessions by the psychiatrist, psychiatric social worker, or both as the patients desired. The art productions of all patients were collected and studied. A case report detailing the progress of one patient is given. The value of a team of therapists working through the medium of art is discussed. The value of art as a diagnostic therapeutic agent and as an objective means of following therapy is likewise described.
Access content
To read the fulltext, please use one of the options below to sign in or purchase access.- Personal login
- Institutional Login
- Sign in via OpenAthens
- Register for access
-
Please login/register if you wish to pair your device and check access availability.
Not a subscriber?
PsychiatryOnline subscription options offer access to the DSM-5 library, books, journals, CME, and patient resources. This all-in-one virtual library provides psychiatrists and mental health professionals with key resources for diagnosis, treatment, research, and professional development.
Need more help? PsychiatryOnline Customer Service may be reached by emailing [email protected] or by calling 800-368-5777 (in the U.S.) or 703-907-7322 (outside the U.S.).