Abstract
Considering the physical, and psychological impacts and challenges brought about the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), art therapy (AT) provides opportunities to promote human health and well-being. There are few systematic analysis studies in the fields of AT, which can provide content and direction for the potential value and impact of AT. Therefore, this paper aims to critically analyze the published work in the field of AT from the perspective of promoting health and well-being, and provides insights into current research status, hotspots, limitations, and future development trends of AT. This paper adopts a mixed method of quantitative and qualitative analysis including bibliometric analysis and keyword co-occurrence analysis. The results indicate that: (1) the current studies on AT are mostly related to research and therapeutic methods, types of AT, research populations and diseases, and evaluation of therapeutic effect of AT. The research method of AT mainly adopts qualitative research, among which creative arts therapy and group AT are common types of AT, and its main research populations are children, veterans, and adolescents. AT-aided diseases are trauma, depression, psychosis, dementia, and cancer. In addition, the therapeutic methods are mainly related to psychotherapy, drama, music, and dance/movement. Further, computer systems are an important evaluation tool in the research of AT; (2) the future development trend of AT-aided health and well-being based on research hotspots, could be focused on children, schizophrenia, well-being, mental health, palliative care, veterans, and the elderly within the context of addressing COVID-19 challenges; and (3) future AT-aided health and well-being could pay more attention to innovate and integrate the therapeutic methods of behavior, movement, and technology, such as virtual reality and remote supervision.
Highlights
In December 2019, a novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) broke out in Wuhan, China
Based on the results of the above quantitative analysis, this paper qualitatively summarizes the research status of art therapy (AT)-aided health and well-being in ScienceDirect full-text database from the following six thematic categories that are in line with Table 2: (1) research methods of AT-aided health and well-being; (2) types of AT; (3) research populations of AT; (4) AT-aided diseases; (5) therapeutic methods of AT; and (6) evaluation of therapeutic effect of AT-aided health and well-being
In addition to the drawing mentioned in Sections 4.3.1 and 4.4.1, the therapeutic methods of AT-aided health and well-being include psychotherapy, drama therapy, music therapy, and dance/movement therapy therapy (D/MT)
Summary
In December 2019, a novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) broke out in Wuhan, China. With the rapid spread of the new crown virus, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the COVID-19 epidemic as a public health emergency of international concern on 30 January 2020 [1]. The spread of the COVID-19 across countries globally has brought unprecedented challenges to all walks of life, such as the international public health, trade, economic, and education systems, which influence the well-being of human society [2]. In order to overcome this global threat, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the WHO proposes to adopt preventive measures, such as social distancing, washing hands, and wearing masks, and isolation policy to reduce the spread of the COVID-19 [5]. The isolation policy that restricts people’s movement has a significant impact on the economy, environment, and
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