Frida Kahlo (1907 – 1954) When a promising medical student was seriously injured in a bus accident, she turned to painting to help ... Role of art therapy in the promotion of mental health ...

Art and other creative activities are an important part of self-expression. That’s why art is a perfect medium to promote ...

Art therapy involves the use of creative techniques such as drawing, painting, collage ... Art therapy is founded on the belief that self-expression through artistic creation has therapeutic ...

To better understand the potential therapeutic benefits of heritage art practices, researchers from Drexel University’s ...

Drawing, painting or sculpting with clay can have major benefits for our mental well-being and help reduce anxiety and stress ...

Art therapy encourages creative expression through painting, drawing ... challenges with new pathways toward understanding and self-expression. People do not have to be artists or even “good ...

The Border Region Behavioral Center hosted its 11th annual Mental Health Awareness event last week, which included a proclamation and an art exhibit showcasing artwork from the Shira De Llano Art in ...

In art therapy sessions, clinicians use artistic mediums like painting, drawing, sculpting, weaving, collage, and even scribbling to help patients process emotions and promote self-expression.

Though most current art-therapy research focuses on chronic illness, the approach may help promote self-expression ... and using painting and drawing approaches), compared with 21 women who ...

Art, a visual form of human creativity, is much more than a simple painting ... Psychiatry.org, art therapy helps reduce stress, improve cognitive functions, increase self-esteem, and more.

Eventually, I enrolled in the art therapy ... growth, self-esteem, and healthy coping. "It was only a matter of time before deciding to transition from teaching to becoming an art therapist, and I ...