Using neuroscience to explore creative media in art therapy: a systematic narrative review

Artificial Intelligence Painting: A New Efficient Tool and Skill for Art Therapy

“…In general, patients use pencils, markers, charcoal, oil pastels, and chalk for drawing. More fluid painting media, such as acrylic, watercolor and oil painting, are easy to arouse patients'emotions, so as to express their emotions and further activate symbolic images to recognize a part of the hidden self deep in individual consciousness (Malik 2022). For a long time, art therapy has included both clinical practice and theoretical knowledge, and has been trying to define itself as a clear profession.…”

Creative Art Therapy for Improving Depression, Anxiety, and Stress in Patients with Stroke: A Quasi-Interventional Study

“…Creative art therapy is a focused form of psychological therapy composed of a wide range of activities (e.g., meditation, body movement, art, dance, acting, drawing, expressive, puppetry, and storytelling) that alleviates depression, anxiety, and stress among patients ( Eum & Yim, 2015 ; Kulari, 2017 ). Further, it is a novel therapy that utilizes the creative process to help individuals explore their feelings and emotions, providing new methods to gain personal insight and develop coping skills ( Malik, 2021 ). This therapy is reported to be highly effective in elevating the psychological burdens of a wide range of chronic diseases, such as cancer, multiple sclerosis, and stroke ( Elimimian et al, 2020 ; Kline, 2016 ; Newland et al, 2020 ).…”

“…Importantly, most mind-body approaches have an intrapersonal focus and are oriented towards repairing a sympathetic-parasympathetic process to regain balance by providing experiential practices (Hass-Cohen & Findlay, 2015;Lusebrink et al, 2013;Malchiodi, 2003;Schall et al, 2018). Creative art therapy is distinct in that it is composed of expressive and relational focal points; it fosters activities that reduce stressors and promote self-expression using both intrapersonal and interpersonal communication modes within the context of a therapeutic relationship (Hinz et al, 2022;Lusebrink, 2010;Malik, 2021;Morris et al, 2014;Schouten et al, 2015;Sit et al, 2014). The strength of this approach is that clients are able to generalize what they experience in an art therapy session to the outside world (Malchiodi, 2020).…”