Abstract
This paper correlates art psychotherapy diagnoses with psychiatric discharge diagnoses on Axis I according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders III, (1980). Total patient population (N=97) was evaluated by one art psychotherapist and one psychiatrist on the diagnostic/evaluation unit: Fairmount Institute, Philadelphia, PA. Based on chart data frequency and percentage of agreement is: affective (N=48) 40, (83.3%); schizophrenia spectrum (N = 27) 20, (74.1%); organic (N=15) 10, (66.6%); personality disorders (N = 5) 5, (100%); others (N = 2) 0, (0%). In total population (N=97), diagnostic agreement is 75 (77.3%).This model for future efficacy studies may indicate relative accuracy of art therapy testing in different diagnostic groups. It also suggests future comparisons of efficacy/cost-effectiveness of art with other diagnostic testing. Evaluation of drawings indicates possible usage of art for differentiating between groups of schizophrenics showing brain atrophy on CAT and PET sca...
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