Overview
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Thesis Statement: Art therapy is a creative and expressive form of psychotherapy; it plays a vital role in enhancing mental health by providing individuals with a unique and effective means of self-expression and emotional healing. Ultimately adopting greater self-awareness, and psychological resilience.
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Support 1 Topic: What is art therapy? How can it be effective?
- Modalities or techniques of art therapy
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Support 2 Topic: Neurobiological mechanisms of art therapy.
- Treating mental health conditions
- Other health conditions that improved positively from art therapy
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Support 3 Topic: Long term effects and sustainability of art therapy.
- 45 minutes of creative activity can change a person's mental state, reduce stress, etc.
- Insert statistics about the recovery of patients who used art therapy as a form of healing.
**Mention how Edvard Munch, Frida Khalo and Vincent Van Gogh used art to overcome sickness and mental health issues
Magazine, Smithsonian. “How Making Art Helps Improve Mental Health.” Smithsonian.Com, Smithsonian Institution, 11 July 2022, www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/can-art-therapy-help-patients-deal-with-mental-health-struggles-during-the-pandemic-180980310/.
Shukla, Apoorva, et al. “Role of Art Therapy in the Promotion of Mental Health: A Critical Review.” Cureus, U.S. National Library of Medicine, 15 Aug. 2022, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.govnlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9472646/.
Stuckey, Heather L., and Jeremy Nobel. “The Connection between Art, Healing and Public Health: A Review of Current Literature.” American Journal of Public Health, vol. 100, no. 2, Feb. 2010, pp.254-63.EBSCOhost, https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2008.156497