Effect of an art brut therapy program called go beyond the schizophrenia (GBTS) on prison inmates with schizophrenia in mainland China—A randomized, longitudinal, and controlled trial

Abstract

Art brut therapy can reduce emotional distress and negative psychiatric symptoms among Chinese inmates. Arts brut therapy can enhance Chinese inmates' compliance with rules, socialization with peers, compliance with medicines, and regular sleeping patterns. Arts brut therapy in conjunction with medication is highly recommended for recovery of Chinese inmates with schizophrenia, especially for patients with negative symptoms.

Exploring the Effects of Guided vs. Unguided Art Therapy Methods

“…In all areas [16] Controlled trial Schizophrenia and bipolar disorder Anxiety. Yes [17] Controlled trial Schizophrenia (inmates) Anxiety, depression, anger, negative symptoms, compliance with rules and medication, socialization and regular sleeping patterns.…”

“…In the present study, our goal was to determine if it is possible to maximize the cognitive outcomes of art therapy using guided methods and, in case this is possible, whether we lose or not the well-known psychosocial and affective impact of art therapy [8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27]. We tested the hypotheses that (1) guided methods favor cognitive benefits, while (2) unguided therapeutic methods privilege affective and psychosocial ones, implying that the latter will decrease under guided methods.…”

“…Adrian Hill , the creator of the 'art therapy' designation, developed his first therapeutic experiments when trying to fight the affective and psychosocial consequences of tuberculosis [9]. Since then, empirical studies (see Table 1) have prioritized psychosocial and affective areas across various clinical and non-clinical groups [10]: In psychotic patients, case reports [11][12][13] and quantitative studies with control groups [14-18] reported decreased anxiety [11,16,17] and depression [17], reduction in negative symptoms such as apathy or anhedonia [14,17], as well as increased self-esteem [12,14,15], sense of self [12,13], socialization and compliance with rules and programs [17,18] following art therapy. In non-psychotic psychiatric patients, systematic reviewing has identified a positive impact of art therapy on depression, anxiety and quality of life in depressed, anxious and phobic patients [19], as well as on depression and trauma in traumatized adults [20].…”

Minimum Clinical Important Difference for Resilience Scale Specific to Cancer: A Prospective Analysis

“…ALI scores range from 0 to 14, with higher scores indicating higher allostatic load. Similar approaches to conceptualize physical allostatic load have been applied [21][22][23]. The Cronbach's α of ALI has not been evaluated.…”

Schizophrenia: An Evolutionary Explanation for a Maladapted Modern Environment

“…15 World War II food shortages revealed that areas of wheat shortage saw a drop in hospitalizations for schizophrenia, whereas areas of increased wheat consumption (such as the United States) saw an increase in hospitalizations during that time. 16 Promising results have been seen in a number of trials where removal of gluten resulted in a dramatic improvement of schizophrenia and it is suggested that such an intervention is beneficial for a subgroup of patients. 17 Patients with schizophrenia have also been seen to undergo a resolution of symptoms during periods of high fever only to relapse once the fever subsides.…”