According to Michael Friedman L.M.S.W. (Adjunct Associate
Professor, Columbia University School of Social Work) in an article posted to
The Huffington Post website. “Doing art.. can contribute immeasurably to
psychological well-being”. He observes that “Art can be a healing source for
people with mental disorders.. [or] art can contribute to psychological well-being
of people regardless of whether they have a mental disorder or not”
According to Michael Friedman L.M.S.W. (Adjunct Associate
Professor, Columbia University School of Social Work) in an article posted to
The Huffington Post website. “Doing art.. can contribute immeasurably to
psychological well-being”. He observes that “Art can be a healing source for
people with mental disorders.. [or] art can contribute to psychological well-being
of people regardless of whether they have a mental disorder or not”
A study by Lesley Uttley, Matt Stevenson, Alison Scope,
Andrew Rawdin, and Anthea Sutton for BMC Psychiatry titled “The clinical and
cost effectiveness of group art therapy for people with non-psychotic mental
health disorders: a systematic review and cost-effectiveness analysis” reports
that “Art therapy was associated with significant positive changes… in mental
health symptoms in 7 of the 11 studies [they conducted]. However the study
points out that “further studies are needed to confirm this finding”. In Kate
Jenkins article “Mental Health and the Arts: Working together”, published in “Bulletin
of Good Practice in Popular Education 5 (51) she contends that “[she] has
experienced how the arts have an integral role to play in the field of mental
health”
Works Cited:
Friedman, Michael. “Art Can Be Good for Mental Health”. Huffington Post. Huffington Post. 6 July
2012. Web. 13 October 2015
Jenkins, Kate. “Mental Health And The Arts: Working Together.“
Bulletin of Good Practice in Popular
Education 5 (2000): 51. Academic
Search Premier. Web. 15 Oct 2015
Uttley, Lesley, Et al. “The Clinical And Cost Effectiveness
of Group Art Therapy For People With Non-Psychotic Mental Health Disorders: A
Systematic Review And Cost-Effectiveness Analysis.” BMC Psychiatry 15.1 (2015): 1-13. Academic Search Premier. Web 6 Oct. 2015
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