The Use of Spontaneous Art in Analytically Oriented Group Therapy of Obese Women

Naumburg, Margaret; Caldwell, Janet

doi:10.1159/000285445

Psychother Psychosom

1959

DOI: 10.1159/000285445

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The Use of Spontaneous Art in Analytically Oriented Group Therapy of Obese Women

Margaret Naumburg¹,

Janet Caldwell²

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Bonsai as a group art therapy intervention among traumatized youth in KwaZulu‐Natal

Hermann

2021

PsyCh Journal

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Bonsai can be used as an art therapy tool during psychodynamic therapeutic interventions maintenance of good mental health.Bonsai is generally considered to be relaxing and is practiced by many to relieve stress and as an expression of art. The aim was to establish bonsai as an art therapy tool to overcome trauma. Fifteen isiZulu-speaking traumatized youths in a remote area in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa participated in a qualitative study that investigated their narratives around experienced trauma and sense of hopelessness. Materials in the form of bonsai, tools, wire, and pots were supplied, and six sessions were held. Results indicated that the participants experienced an improvement in their mental state, which was attributed by them to the practice of the art of bonsai. Bonsai can be beneficial as a healing medium mental health tool when employed as art therapy and can be promoted in a group setting in potential rehabilitation situations.

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Bonsai as a group art therapy intervention among traumatized youth in KwaZulu‐Natal

Hermann

2021

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A new perspective in group art therapy

McNiff

1973

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Exploring the group through art: A systems-centered approach

Rosen¹,

Mayro²

1995

The Arts in Psychotherapy

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The Use of Spontaneous Art in Analytically Oriented Group Therapy of Obese Women

Cited by 6 publications

References 15 publications

Bonsai as a group art therapy intervention among traumatized youth in KwaZulu‐Natal

Bonsai as a group art therapy intervention among traumatized youth in KwaZulu‐Natal

A new perspective in group art therapy

Exploring the group through art: A systems-centered approach

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