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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Poetry--recovery and beyond.

30 Jul 2009 OBJECTIVE: The aim of this paper is to illustrate through poetry that self-directed recovery from mental illness is possible, and that through vigilance and a supportive network of family and mental health workers, life beyond recovery can be full ... Read more...

Out of a digital chrysalis: NIHNMF (pronounced nymph--the National Indigenous Health and New Media Forum).

30 Jul 2009 In conjunction with the Creating Futures conference, the inaugural meeting of the National Indigenous Health and New Media Forum (NIHNMF--pronounced as 'nymph') was held at the Tanks Gallery in Cairns, Queensland, Australia. This paper describes the ... Read more...

Pride and performance: evaluation challenges of a multimedia and information technologies project in remote Aboriginal Australia.

30 Jul 2009 OBJECTIVES: This paper explores an approach to an evaluation challenge: to demonstrate the impact of an initiative drawing on innovative use of information/multimedia technology and performance to address perceived social needs within a ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Art Therapy'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Bringing arts-based therapies in from the scientific cold. 30 Aug 2009
• Poetry--recovery and beyond. 30 Jul 2009
• Out of a digital chrysalis: NIHNMF (pronounced nymph--the National Indigenous Health and New Media Forum). 30 Jul 2009
• Pride and performance: evaluation challenges of a multimedia and information technologies project in remote Aboriginal Australia. 30 Jul 2009
• Art therapy: promoting wellbeing in rural and remote communities. 30 Jul 2009
• Creative Recovery: art for mental health's sake. 30 Jul 2009
• Palliative care for children: preparing undergraduate nursing students. 29 Jun 2009
• Anthroposophic therapy for children with chronic disease: a two-year prospective cohort study in routine outpatient settings. 17 Jun 2009
• Art psychotherapy in a consumer diagnosed with borderline personality disorder: a case study. 30 May 2009
• Arts and opportunity. 30 May 2009
• The 'body-container': a new perspective on the 'body-ego'. 30 May 2009
• [My woven picture] 6 May 2009
• What are the experiences of the child with a brain tumour and their parents? 5 May 2009
• The use of visual art for stress relief: a case report of newly diagnosed multiple sclerosis. 29 Apr 2009
• The transforming power of art. 17 Mar 2009
• Effects of multisensory stimulation on cognition, depression and anxiety levels of mildly-affected Alzheimer's patients. 14 Mar 2009
• [Complex therapy of schizophrenia] 27 Feb 2009
• Individual brief art therapy can be helpful for women with breast cancer: a randomized controlled clinical study. 27 Feb 2009
• Wish fulfillment: palliative care and end-of-life intervention. 27 Feb 2009
• Relational drawings in couple therapy. 27 Feb 2009

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Technical information about 'Art Therapy'

Definition: The use of art as an adjunctive therapy in the treatment of neurological, mental, or behavioral disorders.

Descriptor UI: D001155

Alternative terms: Art Therapy; Therapy, Art; Art Therapies; Therapies, Art;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; education; history; instrumentation; legislation & jurisprudence; manpower; methods; organization & administration; standards; trends; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: E02.190.888.124; E02.831.100; F04.754.070;

History Note: 74

Technical Notes: a psychother technique; DF: ART THER