The positive symptoms of schizophrenia include delusions and hallucinations. Moreover, some patients experience different extent of energy loss, impaired attention and speech (Crawford & Patterson, 2007)
The positive symptoms of schizophrenia include delusions and hallucinations. Moreover, some patients experience different extent of energy loss, impaired attention and speech (Crawford & Patterson, 2007)
While other psychological intervention plans may as well as yield positive results, group art therapy reduces negative symptoms of mental issues thereby cutting down on the harm of these symptoms to patients and the society. Moreover, art therapy helps patients to get accustomed to their problems or fully recover from their mental illness (Gilroy, 2006)
For this reason, social skills and activities involving creative art are recommended. Social and psychological interventions are commonly utilized together with pharmacotherapy in efforts of promoting the social and health upshots of schizophrenia patients (Jones, 2005)
Many traditional therapies, including drug based therapies, are aimed at relieving the stress and anxiety associated with PTSD. However, art therapy aims at actually helping remove the emotional pain which causes that stress and anxiety (Casura 2008)
Yet more research has uncovered benefits of art therapy in PTSD patients -- "especially in children. A 2001 study (Chapman et al
Art therapy is most effective when used in combination with other cognitive stimulating therapies. Several studies have incorporated art therapy with a variety of other cognitive therapies intended to work best on children and adolescents who have been forced to experience trauma (Freeman 2006)
Today, as the war in Iraq and Afghanistan rages on, more and more soldiers are returning home with stress related to PTSD. In fact, one 2004 study (Hoge et al
This creation allows for personal fulfillment in "the creation of a tangible reward [which] can build confidence and nurture feelings of self-worth. Personal fulfillment comes from both the creative and the analytical components of this process," (Krapp & )
Another major benefit of art therapy is that of the informal nature of the expression. Unlike language which is complicated through strict grammatical rules, artistic expression has the freedom to express complexities outside of language (Malchiodi 2006)
Another major benefit of art therapy is that of the informal nature of the expression. Unlike language which is complicated through strict grammatical rules, artistic expression has the freedom to express complexities outside of language (Malchiodi 2006)
Thus, even with treatment, PTSD in many children can go unchecked and relatively unrelieved based on a lack of ability to explore the trauma through traditional therapeutic practices which rely on the construct of language as an important element to relieving harmful stress associated with PTSD. When stress occurs, most children are unprepared to deal with it properly, and then severely react which only increases their vulnerability to developing PTSD (Perry 1999)
One disorder in particular which has been known to use art therapy for a wide variety of reasons is that of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). This proves to be an anxiety disorder which occurs after the individual patient has had to deal with a traumatic event of some sort (Riley 2004)
When trauma proves too painful for words, artistic expression can be a valuable tool in understand trauma and progressing forward to a life unaffected by such events. Previous research has shown the usefulness of art therapy as a gauged to detect depression and other symptoms of PTSD (Wallace et al
Yet, for those individuals dealing with PTSD, whether from war experiences or other traumatic events, who do seek treatment find a wide variety of options available. Unfortunately, in today's modern world, many children are being exposed to traumatic events (Wethington et al
In the end one should not also forget other early pioneers such as Mary Huntoon from Menninger Clinic (Wix, 2000), who has made marvelous contributions to this profession as well. Middle Year Period - 1970s to 1980s The conceptual perspectives were broadened enough from 1970s to 1980s, more and more publications were issued regardless of the fact of psycho analysis by art therapy, which always remained the dominant and distinguished feature of the whole analysis (Betensky, 1973; Landgarten, 1981; Levick, 1983; McNiff, 1981; Rhyne, 1973/1995; Robbins & Sibley, 1976; Rubin, 1978/1984; Wadeson, 1980)
When history is being studied, one might encounter great names of philosophers in this field but there are certain names like, Margaret Naumburg, Edith Kramer, Hanna Kwiatkowska, and Elinor Ulman. They are the well-known historical art therapy professionals who have written and forwarded their knowledge and still their ideas are being practiced in the contemporary periods (Case and Dalley, 2003)
22). It was Naumberg who began her work with her sister in her school, it was her innovative ideas which are now practiced in psychiatric settings and in 40s developed more ideas which are now commonly known as art therapy (Detre, et al
Family Therapies along with other Approaches It is yet a famous form of art therapy as this approach is becoming popular day by day in Western end. It means a lot and is attracting many psychologists to study relational and family thinking (E.Scholt, 2008)
The other available option is to ask the client or patient to draw a picture which can be studied by the professionals. Then, there are three main approaches of art therapy, Analytical art therapy, art psychotherapy and then the art therapists (Hogan, 2001)