BACKGROUND Art therapy is based mainly on clinical experience and is rarely described and evaluated scientifically. There is a need for further exploration of its use in patients with depression. AIM The aim of this study was to explore what experts consider to be the main aspects of art therapy in clinical practice for patients with depression. METHOD Eighteen occupational therapists exper...

This paper contains a description of the preliminary stages of the development by the two authors of a computer system and basic procedures for computer-supported distance art therapy. We discuss this innovative form of telehealth within the context of psychosocial care for people with traumatic illnesses, particularly cancer. The paper includes a rationale for developing distance art therapy s...

BACKGROUND Recommendations that nevirapine (NVP) should be avoided in female individuals with CD4 cell counts >250 cells/microL and in male individuals with CD4 cell counts >400 cells/microL are based on findings in treatment-naive patients. It is unclear whether these guidelines also apply to treatment-experienced patients switching to NVP-based combination therapy. METHODS Patients in the A...

Working with and through art in the context of mental health has become popular and quite well known amongst social workers, community workers, nurses, artists and teachers. Many seek art therapy skills, and agreater understandingof theuseof art inhealing. In parts of theworldwhere there is noprofessional art therapy training and no established art therapy profession, some may go on to call the...

Ongoing studies have revealed the positive effects of art therapy with prison inmates. The most recent publication presented the effectiveness of art therapy with male and female prisoners [Author. (in press). The effects of art therapy on male and female inmates: Advancing the research base. The Arts in Psychotherapy]; specifically, the results demonstrated significant, positive change with bo...

BACKGROUND Concerns have been raised about efavirenz reducing the effectiveness of contraceptive implants. We aimed to establish whether pregnancy rates differ between HIV-positive women who use various contraceptive methods and either efavirenz-based or nevirapine-based antiretroviral therapy (ART) regimens. METHODS We did this retrospective cohort study of HIV-positive women aged 15-45 year...

The purpose of this study was to gather data on the efficacy of a newly developed psychosocial group intervention for cancer patients, called mindfulness-based art therapy (MBAT). One hundred and eleven women with a variety of cancer diagnoses were paired by age and randomized to either an eight-week MBAT intervention group or a wait-list control group. Ninety-three participants (84%) completed...

When art therapist mu ·t adapt their way of working in order to harmonize with an overall program of which art therapy i a small but nonetheless valuable part , they are frequently faced with a dilemma. On one hand is their desire to work in a style that accords with their cherished theoretical and personal beliefs. On the other i ~ the reality of facility requirements and limitations. In such ...