Art therapy is defined by the American Art Therapy Association as utilizing “active art-making, the creative process, and applied psychological theory—within a psychotherapeutic relationship—to enrich ...

Art therapy represents a complementary approach to traditional cancer care, utilising creative processes to promote psychological healing and improve quality of life. By engaging patients in various ...

Did you know that picking up a pencil to doodle or making a figure out of clay can help you to relieve stress, depression, and fear, and can even help diminish pain or other physical symptoms? Art ...

The French monastery where Vincent Van Gogh made many of his masterpieces when he warded for psychiatric treatment is still operating—and now treats its exclusively female clients with art therapy.

In the wake of the Jan. 7 killing of Renee Good by United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Minneapolis, several ...

Children with cancer tended to feel less anxiety after undergoing four sessions of creative art therapy, recent research showed. Creative arts therapy and interventions tended to improve anxiety in ...

Transition to the menopausal stage of women’s lives can be a negative experience for women, with changes in emotional wellbeing and cardiovascular health that impact their quality of life. A recent ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (ABC 4)- Corewell Health’s Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital is a special place for kids! Not only does the hospital offer advanced treatments to enrich their patient’s physical ...

Numerous concerns are weighing on the minds of many, whether it’s current global conflicts, climate change or the precarious state of the economy, it is no surprise that the world is grappling with a ...

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