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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