Art Therapy Research Articles

Professional Identity Formation in Allied Health: A Systematic Review with Narrative Synthesis

Phenomenon: Professional identity formation is a key component of health professional education. Changing expectations of healthcare requires more than competencies, but also an ingrained responsibility to patients, with our values and behaviors aligned with community expectations of patient-centered health professionals. Research into professional identity formation has focused on nursing and medical training, and, although allied health professionals make up one third of the workforce, research is uneven across these disciplines. Health professions educators from these under-researched disciplines have less guidance for how to support students’ professional identity, meaning students may graduate with less mature professional identities. This systematic literature review synthesizes the research on professional identity formation across nine similar allied health disciplines. The purpose is to guide health professions educators in the formation of professional identity in allied health students. Approach: We carried out a systematic literature review, registered on Prospero, following the PRIMSA framework, to find, appraise, and synthesize research on professional identity for nine allied health professions. We synthesized extracted data using a narrative synthesis with convergent qualitative meta-integration of qualitative and quantitative data. Results: Our database searches combined with ancestry and forward searching resulted in 70 studies that met inclusion criteria. Studies came from 17 countries, from seven of the included disciplines (art therapy, dietetics, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, podiatry, psychology, and speech pathology) and from undergraduate, postgraduate, and new graduate perspectives. We found professional identity was influenced by the places of learning (curriculum and clinical experiences or placements), interactions with people (relationships with academics, peers, supervisors, patients,and role models), and educational practices engaged (dialogue, reflection, processing challenges), each acting on the individual person (student or new graduate) who also brought unique characteristics and experiences. Insights: This model of influences can inform health professions education to enable students to develop and graduate with a stronger professional identity formation.

Konseling Kelompok Dengan Art Therapy Dalam Mengatasi Kejenuhan Warga Binaan Rutan Kelas 1 Surabaya

The aim of this research is to overcome the boredom of residents in the Class 1 Detention Center in Surabaya. This research analyzes group counseling that uses art therapy. This research was conducted at the Class 1 Detention Center in Surabaya and used descriptive qualitative research methods. Observations and interviews were used to obtain research data using data analysis techniques, namely descriptive comparative. The subjects in this research were residents of the Surabaya Class 1 Detention Center. The research results showed that group counseling with art therapy was effective in overcoming the boredom of Class 1 Detention Center residents in Surabaya. This service is carried out in four stages, namely initiation, transition, activity and termination. The effectiveness of the service is demonstrated by the enthusiasm of the inmates in participating in the service and making the best use of art in art therapy.

Scoping Review of PTSD Treatments for Natural Disaster Survivors.

This scoping review explores the current research on PTSD interventions for Natural Disaster survivors. It includes fourteen randomized control trials (RCTs). The included interventions were, pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, herbal supplements, CBT, yoga, narrative exposure therapy, acupuncture stimulation, web-based interventions, and a multimodal art and meditation program. CBT is considered the standard of care for general PTSD treatment and was also found to be effective for the treatment of natural disaster-related PTSD symptoms. However, higher-level clinical evidence is needed. There are inconsistencies with the use of pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, and herbal supplements, while there is insufficient clinical evidence to effectively determine the efficacy of yoga, acupuncture, art, and narrative exposure therapies. Factors like the availability of resources, cultural sensitivity, and values and preferences impact the effectiveness of interventions used to treat PTSD in natural disaster survivors. Clinical studies in this field need to be further expanded regardless of the study type.

Impact of Social Media Addiction on Academic Performance and the Role of Art Therapy

At present, the popularity of social networks is accompanied by new opportunities and threats, which will involve various fields. Many students are addicted to social networks, which affects all aspects of their life and learning. This problem prompted the researchers to carry out this research. Researches have shown that art therapy has a positive effect on addiction, stress, and anxiety; nevertheless, there are few studies exploring the feasibility of art therapy in treating the decline in academic performance caused by social media addiction. Therefore, this study conducts a systematic review through reviewing research on social media addiction, student academic performance, and art therapy. The aim of this study is to investigate the connection between media addiction and students academic performance, and to determine the effectiveness of art therapy in reducing students social media addiction and improving academic performance. Research has found that one cannot self restrain wasting considerable time on social platforms can leads to higher perceived stress, anxiety, and lower self-control. Students academic performance is negatively impacted by the excessive use of social media. Art therapy can alleviate the negative factors mentioned above and have a positive impact on student performance. Art therapy may be one of the effective ways to solve this important social problem.

Assessment of Psychopathic Traits: A Case Study

Purpose: Present study aim to psychologically accessed a case study of a suspected psychopathic individual Method: Single n subject design was used to investigate a 24 years old male from Peshawar. his case was assessed based on his background history using several assessment measures including the Psychopathic Checklist, House Tree Person (HTP) and GAVEL assessment. Findings: Results confirmed subject ABC's psychopathic characteristics, such as a lack of empathy, remorse, and moral integrity. Conclusion: Subject's evaluation shows a troubling picture with a clear hostile and aggressive personality. Person had lack of remorse and empathy and was much interested in violence, stealing and hurting people. Moreover, materialistic and manipulative characteristic were prominent in him and he often put on a socially acceptable act in front of other while hiding his dark urges. Keywords: drug addiction, psychopath personality trait, GAVEL assessment, HTP

A Pilot Study of Narrative Art Therapy on Psychological Wellbeing of Cancer Patients

The present study aimed to make a new Psychological approach for cancer patients and investigate possibility and utility of it as a pilot study. We made a Narrative Art Therapy, which is an approach integrated narrative therapy with art therapy. They participated the Narrative Art Therapy in which they made arts and narrated their lives including illness. They completed the S-WHO-5-J to measure mental health, the Subject Happiness Scale, and the Self-Compassion Scale pre and post the therapy. Eight cancer patients under chemotherapy participated with the study and six completed. A completion rate was 75%. The S-WHO-5-J score increased from 8.5 to 9.5. The Subjective Happiness score increased from 4.94 to 5.50. Moreover, the Self-Compassion score increased from 41.7 to 48.7. These results suggest that Narrative Art Therapy has possibility to conduct for cancer patients and utility on mental health, subjective happiness, and self-compassion of them.

Arts therapies for mental disorders in COVID-19 patients: a comprehensive review.

The COVID-19 global pandemic has necessitated the urgency for innovative mental health interventions. We performed a comprehensive review of the available literature on the utility and efficacy of arts therapies in treating mental health problems, with special emphasis on their deployment during the COVID-19 pandemic, aiming to provide some evidence for the application of this therapy. The potential studies were systematically sourced from five authoritative databases: PubMed, Embase, the Cochrane Library, Web of Science, and the CNKI database. The evaluation of these studies was conducted based on stringent criteria, including validity, suitability, therapeutic potential, and consistency. Each piece of included literature was meticulously scored in accordance with these criteria, thus ensuring the inclusion of only the most robust studies in this review. The data from these Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs) were carefully extracted using the PICO(S) framework, ensuring a comprehensive and systemic approach to data collection. In order to emphasize the variability in the effects of differing arts therapies on COVID-19-induced psychiatric disturbances, the sourced literature was systematically categorized and scrutinized based on distinct modalities. Out of the 7,250 sourced articles, 16 satisfied the inclusion conditions. The therapies were predominantly meditation (n = 7), supplemented by individual studies on color therapy (n = 3), music therapy (n = 2), and single studies on horticultural therapy, dance therapy, mindfulness and music therapy, and yoga and music therapy (n = 4 collectively). These various forms of arts therapies had a positive short to medium-term impact on the mental health of COVID-19 patients. Besides improving patients' physical and mental health, these therapies can also be employed to mitigate mental health issues among healthcare professionals. The COVID-19 pandemic has profound and long-lasting implications for public mental health. Diverse forms of arts therapies are potentially effective in addressing related psychiatric symptoms. The integration of artificial intelligence might further enhance the efficacy and scalability of arts therapies in future implementations.

Art Therapy: A Powerful Lever for Recovery with Depression, Stroke and Hemiplegia

Paulette is an old lady aged 100. She is born right after the end of World War I. Her childhood and young years were not happy. She married and had 2 children during the World War II, then a third one 12 years later. She worked as a secretary. Paulette and her husband were active in the French Resistance movement directed by Charles de Gaulle from London and by Jean Moulin in clandestinity in Lyon. Paulette took great risks in transporting clandestine tracts in her babies’ diapers along streets controlled by the Nazi occupants!

The effects of art therapy on quality of life and psychosomatic symptoms in adults with cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis

BackgroundCancer-related psychological and physical disorders can mean stressful and painful experiences for patients. Art therapy, a form of complementary and alternative medicine, is an increasingly popular way to decrease emotional stress, alleviate somatic symptoms, and improve quality of life in patients with cancer. However, current systematic reviews have not explored the beneficial effects of art therapy. Moreover, there have been inconsistent findings on the effect of this therapy, and there is insufficient evidence to confirm the effects in adults with cancer. The objective of this study was to determine the efficacy of art therapy in improving quality of life and psychosomatic symptoms in adults with cancer.MethodsThis systematic review and meta-analysis included adults with all kinds of cancer. Six English-language and three large Chinese-language databases were comprehensively searched for relevant studies. Gray literature and references were also checked. The quality of the included studies was evaluated using the Cochrane risk-of-bias assessment tool.ResultsEight eligible randomized controlled trials conducted in four countries were included. Art therapy improved overall quality of life, but had no significant effect on psychological health or physical health sub-dimensions in women with cancer. Moreover, art therapy alleviated anxiety and depression, but had only a tendency toward an effect on somatic symptoms.ConclusionsModerate-quality evidence shows that art therapy is beneficial for women with cancer in terms of improving the overall quality of life and alleviating emotional symptoms (anxiety and depression). However, more high-quality randomized controlled trials are needed to determine the efficacy of this therapy on somatic symptoms.

The impact of art therapy on the relationships between individuals diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and their care partners

AbstractBackgroundIndividuals with dementia have long reported negative social and psychological experiences. The current study employed a small group art therapy intervention; the intra‐ and inter‐personal impact was assessed through patient and care partner self‐report.MethodThirty patient / care partner dyads were enrolled. Patients had an Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis, MMSE score of 18‐26, and insight into their condition. For each 4‐week session, 3 to 4 dyads jointly participated in a 90‐minute, weekly art therapy intervention, facilitated by a Registered Art Therapist. A pre‐test post‐test design was employed, with patients completing the Dyadic Relationship Scale, Rosenberg Self‐Esteem Scale, and Stigma Impact Scale; care partners completed the Dyadic Relationship Scale and Dementia Attitudes Scale.1,2,3,4 During each study visit, subjects viewed and discussed artwork, created art, and were encouraged to share their artwork with the group.ResultAnalysis was performed using Wilcoxon signed rank test. Scores for both subscales of the Dyadic Relationship Scale – Positive Dyadic Interaction and Dyadic Strain – revealed a significant improvement (p = 0.002 and p = 0.001, respectively) after art therapy. A significant increase in care partner scores was also apparent on the Dementia Knowledge subscale of the Dementia Attitudes Scale. Patient data showed a significant shift towards better self‐esteem scores after intervention.ConclusionThis study fills a gap in research targeting intra‐ and inter‐personal experiences of individuals with dementia. Results indicate that art therapy may improve relationship dynamics between individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and their care partners, and may improve patients’ self‐esteem.

국내외 미술치료 윤리 연구 주제범위 문헌고찰

The purpose of this study was to comprehensively examine the flow of art therapy ethics research through a scoping review of the topic of art therapy ethics research in South Korea and Overseas and to derive future directions of art therapy ethics and implications for research. This study analyzed a total of 29 aca-demic journal papers from 2000 to August 2023, and the research results are as follows. First, research on art therapy ethics that reflects the circumstances of the times must be continuously conducted. Second, research on art therapy ethics concepts and practical measures should be discussed together, and ethics research applicable to art therapist education and art therapy clinical sites should be expanded. Third, studies applying various research methods that can look at art therapy ethics from various angles should be actively conducted. Fourth, research on art therapy ethics that takes cultural diversity into account should be actively conducted. This study is significant in that it confirmed and synthesized the flow of art therapy ethics research, promoted the development of art therapy studies and expanded the expertise of art therapists, and suggested the direction of art therapy ethics research.

A Vocal Assessment Method (VAM) to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Interactive Drawing Therapy for Patients with Dementia (PwD) (A Prospective Paper)

AbstractBackgroundIt is crucial to develop non‐pharmacological interventions to help people with dementia. Among different types of non‐pharmaceutical interventions for dementia, art therapy interventions have been shown helpful for improving patients’ physiological and mental states, in particular their cognitive performances, cognitive functionalities, including emotional states, verbal fluency, and behavioral reactions. We use Interactive Drawing Therapy (IDT), proposed by Russell Withers, as an art therapeutic method for people with dementia and to explore the method’s effectiveness, we suggest developing a vocal assessment method.MethodWe will recruit participants with mild AD and individuals without dementia and divide them into two groups, an experimental group that will attend the IDT sessions and a control group that won’t be offered the IDT sessions. All participants will attend two picture description sessions while they describe the cookie theft picture or the picnic scene. For the experimental group, we will offer attending two IDT sessions between two picture description sessions. During the first IDT session, the art therapist helps participants draw their thoughts about what he is doing during the day and describe their feelings. During the second IDT session, the art therapist shows one of the pictures, “Man changing the bulb” or “The Cat in the Tree,” and asks them to describe the picture with drawing and writing words. We collect speeches of participants during picture description and IDT sessions. The cognitive status of each participant will be measured using the Mini‐mental state examination (MMSE) test.ResultWe will aim to develop a binary classifier to distinguish patients with improved verbal fluency from patients without any enhancements in verbal fluency. It can be a part of a vocal assessment method to assess improvements in verbal fluency of patients attending IDT sessions which will be designed by combing the picture description. We also expect that such IDT sessions can enhance the verbal fluency of patients with dementia.ConclusionThis study will promise to develop a vocal system to discover the effectiveness of IDT for peoplewith dementia. As a part of this study we aim to identify linguistic and acoustic features that might change during the IDT sessions.

Art Therapy in Patients with Terminal Cancer and Their Families: A Multiple Case Study

Art Therapy in Patients with Terminal Cancer and Their Families: A Multiple Case Study

The role of art therapy in treating different age groups

The role of art therapy in treating different age groups

Woman, Life, Freedom: The Adlerian Conceptualization of the Woman-Led Revolution Against Tyranny in Iran

ABSTRACT: Adler was among the first feminists who opposed Freud’s views on the inferiority of women. He argued that it was society, not nature, which had hindered women’s affinity for Social Interest and that this oppression could be overcome through movements for social justice. He believed that women held the capacity and resilience to fight for themselves against gender-based tyranny. One such fundamental tyranny is against women’s bodily autonomy through the enforcement of strict dress codes, especially in autocratic countries such as Iran. The tyranny of the compulsory hijab in Iran is used to describe the mandatory dress code imposed on women, which involves covering their hair and wearing loose-fitting garments that conceal their bodies. This dress code, referred to as hijab , has been enforced since the Islamic Revolution in 1979. In September 2022, the murder of the Iranian woman Mahsa Amini for her supposed improper observance of hijab ignited the worldwide Woman, Life, Freedom movement. This movement calls for the preservation of women’s rights and a shift to secular democracy in Iran. Adlerian art therapy workshops inspired by this movement were held in Vancouver, Canada, to promote resilience and social justice in the Iranian diaspora. These workshops successfully echoed the Woman, Life, Freedom movement and encouraged ally-ship and advocacy for women.

수행자의 미술치료 반응작업에서 그림의 수도적 가치에 대한 내러티브 탐구

Objectives The purpose of this study is to understand what it means to use self-works in the art therapist's response art as a method of self-reflection to the art therapist in the art therapy process with a child client.
 Methods To this end, the records of a total 60 times art therapy, the 32 times from May to November 2021 and 28 times from June to December 2022, of a 10-year-old female client were examined, it was carried out with reflective writing and response art as self-works and the experience was reconstructed through narrative inquiry.
 Results The contents of the five experience's meanings derived through the study are as follows. ‘Art therapy begins with a therapist' self-reflection’ ‘Art therapist needs to wait for client’ ‘The identity as a practitioner and an art therapist is not different(不二)’ ‘Art therapy space become an element of therapy’ ‘Understand a client with empathy’.
 Conclusions This study is significant in that the art therapist's response art uses self-works performed by the fundamental question of ‘Who am I?’to the art therapist as a way of self-reflection to further solidify his identity as an art therapist and fully empathize with the client. Based on the results, the implications and limitations of the study were discussed.

Art therapy in Alzheimer’s disease. An opportunity of collaboration between intersectoral public and private organizations in the co-design of health and social care services

IntroductionThe World Health Organization (WHO) has recognized art therapy as an effective supportive mechanism for the maintenance and restoration of mental health. In recent years, art therapy has been integrated in the assistance pathways of older people affected by neurocognitive disorders according to the demonstrated benefits, as no conflicts with pharmacologic treatments and the reduction of anxiety and stress. The shortage of organizational, economic, and professional resources in social-health public organizations does not allow for guaranteeing the provision of these services without the help of the private ones, not exclusively belonging to social-health sector. This research aims to investigate how the collaboration between public and private organizations of different sectors in the co-provision of non-pharmacological approaches guarantees the economic sustainability and the quality improvement of the provided services.MethodsThe Alzheimer Café of Prato was selected as a significant case study.Results and DiscussionArt therapy programs intended for taking care of older people in the first stages of the Alzheimer’s disease have been developed, planned, supplied, and managed over the years as a result of the integration of resources, ideas, and professionals provided both by public and private sectors, the social-health sector, and cultural organizations.ConclusionsThe peer-to-peer co-responsibility of all organizations (public and private, from the cultural sector as well as the social and health sector) involved in the co-design of art therapy programs, not limiting their actions to only co-financing and/or co-delivery of the service, enabled the achievement of the economic sustainability of the services and the improvement of their quality.

Observation of Art Therapy Relationships (OART): An observational tool for the research of therapist-client and client-artwork relationships in art therapy

Theories of art therapy cite the complex triangular relationship of this discipline that includes the therapist-client, client-artwork and therapist-artwork relationships. Yet, despite its importance, this triangular relationship has been insufficiently investigated. In this paper, we describe the development of a tool for the Observation of Art Therapy Relationships (OART) that assesses client-artwork and client-therapist interactions in art therapy based on conceptualizations of Attachment Theory. The development of the OART included three stages: a) An inductive stage in which researchers and experienced art therapists collaborated in defining observable phenomena that may shed light on the nature of the therapist-client and client-artwork relationships; b) A deductive stage, in which the phenomena defined in the inductive stage were incorporated into the structuring of an observational tool. 3. A qualitative examination of the OART in therapeutic settings. Challenges that have arisen and that may indicate the need for further work on the OART are discussed.

Art therapy for children with autism spectrum disorder

Aim: Presentation of the forms of art therapy most commonly used in children with autism spectrum disorder, including their short descriptions, possible ways of working, desirable benefits and impact on children and their parents, as well as an outline of other existing forms of art therapy for children. Materials and methods: In June 2023, we searched through the PubMed and Google Scholar electronic databases. Thesis: There are many forms of art therapy, the most common being music therapy, dance/movement therapy, visual therapy, cinema therapy, and theatre therapy. They have one common aim: if they are successful, they help individuals with autism spectrum disorder to communicate and express their feelings through art, as well as decrease their depression and anxiety levels, and increase relaxation. Usually, the therapy works through mirroring other people’s behaviours, focusing the individual’s emotions on art and understanding body movements and gestures of others as well as the patient’s own. Conclusion: Art therapy may improve social skills in children with autism spectrum disorder, help them externalise their feelings, and have a positive impact on their mental health by decreasing the severity of negative symptoms. It helps them communicate, understand themselves and others, and focus their emotions on their interests and hobbies.

Community-based experiences during professional training: Successes and challenges

This study’s goal was to examine the retrospective reflections of seven art therapists and four art therapy students (n = 11) who facilitated community-based art therapy projects during their professional training. This exploratory qualitative study was based on participants’ verbal and art-based responses to questions about their experiences. Data included semi-structured interviews of participants and their artwork; data analysis integrated both thematic and phenomenological approaches. Four central themes emerged: a) An experience of uncertainty and the need to cope with the challenges posed by the community setting; b) Identification of factors that can facilitate the implementation of a community-based project; c) Identification of the therapeutic aspects of community action; and d) Development of social community awareness as part of their professional identity. The discussion deals with the experiences of the art-therapy students and graduates in public sphere, in terms of the challenges they encountered and the unique ways they chose to overcome them. Conclusions address the development of community awareness and a broader inclusive professional identity. We also present study limitations and recommendations for future research.