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- From the beginning of human history, art has been considered a vital instrument of communication, self-expression, and symbolism. 1 Since the 1940s, it has gained a reputation as a therapeutic instrument. 1 Hospitals began to use it for therapeutic applications in the 1960s, displaying art to create aesthetically pleasing and calming surroundings.
Dec 20, 2019 · Jeremy Nobel, MD, established the Foundation for Art & Healing to explore the role of creative expression in healing after 9/11, when he saw people manage and heal their emotional wounds using creative expression.
Jan 10, 2021 · While receptive art engagement is known to promote health and wellbeing, active art engagement has not been fully explored in health and nursing care. This review is to describe the existing knowledge on art making and expressive art therapy in adult health and nursing care between 2010 and 2020.
- Heli Vaartio-Rajalin, Heli Vaartio-Rajalin, Regina Santamäki-Fischer, Pamela Jokisalo, Lisbeth Fager...
- 2021
Nov 19, 2019 · The potential for art to be used as more than just a gateway into the mind, but as a treatment tool was beginning to be recognized. During the 1940's to 1970's, Margaret Naumburf began organizing the expressive arts into therapy as we know it -- she is often referred to as the Mother of Art Therapy.
Art therapy is used most commonly to treat mental illnesses and can aid in controlling manifestations correlated with psychosocially challenging behaviours, slowing cognitive decline, and enhancing the quality of life.
The use of the arts as a nursing intervention dates back to Florence Nightingale and her nurses who used music during the Crimean War to assist with the physical, spiritual, and emotional healing of sick and wounded soldiers.
Mar 1, 2019 · In art therapy, clients use art making within a therapeutic relationship to achieve therapeutic goals, including improving cognitive and sensory-motor functions, fostering self-awareness, cultivating emotional resilience, and resolving conflicts (American Art Therapy Association, 2017).
