Art therapy has been considered a guideline treatment for schizophrenia. Due to difficulty in the outcome measurement, the research is difficult and controversial. Here, we presented two schizophrenic patients receiving the regular art group therapy. We compared their characteristics and different outcome. Art therapy is difficult to quantify. However, we could qualify the improvement from the ...

In these days when everyone seems interested in "art therapy" this book is very timely and it is of special interest to our readers that the author has had considerable experience with psychiatric patients. He has dedicated it to Dr.

designs. From these he moved to the collages which were made from various kinds of coloured and silver paper which we had cut up ourselves. The theme of the knight was perhaps himself as he would like to be but whatever one's interpretation they enabled him to experiment with aggressive action in a way that he could control and enjoy. Plate No. 2 was made by arranging matchsticks on paper in th...

Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of expressive arts therapy on decreasing anxiety of orphaned girls living in family-like centers of Mashhad, Iran.  Methods: One week prior to final examinations, participants were randomly assigned to either an expressive art-making group or a control group. The State-trait anxiety inventory was administered before and af...

background: the complexity of assisted reproductive technology (art) increased during the last decades. new scientific and medical findings as well as the statutory requirements for improving the safety and the outcome of art were the main impetus for its development. while therapy planning is done and art is used by the ivf centers, the medical support and monitoring of patients is conducted b...

Background: Social distance, which is linked with negative emotional impacts, is one strategy to avoid coronary heart disease, particularly for single parents and their children. The purpose of this research was to see how helpful filial therapy and cognitive-behavioral art-play therapy are for single mothers' emotional perspectives. Methods: A quasi-experimental study was conducted with three...

ASD or Autism Spectrum Diorders are the most strange psychological disorders in which children can’t show their emotions, fears and anxiety as soon as the normal children. They suffer from the social interactions , the stereotypic behaviors and verbal skills impairments and these problems can lead to withdrawal and other behavioral problems. Among the psychological strategies, art therapy...