What is Art Therapy?

Category: Lifestyle Modifications

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Art therapy is a form of expressive therapy and is often combined with traditional psychotherapeutic techniques as a way of integrating the creative process and the therapeutic process.

Reported purpose & perceived effectiveness
Purpose Patients Evaluations Perceived Effectiveness
Restlessness (akathisia) 13 14
Post-traumatic stress disorder 7 3
Promote relaxation 6 4
Complex post-traumatic stress disorder 5 2
Fibromyalgia 3 1

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  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell

Side effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity Evaluations Percentage
Severe 0
Moderate 0
Mild 3
None 29

Commonly reported side effects and conditions associated with Art Therapy

Side effect Patients Percentage
Stress 1

Why patients stopped taking Art Therapy

Multiple reasons could be selected

Reason Patients Percentage
Course of treatment ended 4
Other 4
Did not seem to work 3
Expense 1
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Duration

Stopped using Art Therapy

Duration Patients Percentage
Less than 1 month 3
1 - 6 months 4
6 months - 1 year 1
1 - 2 years 1
2 - 5 years 2
Adherence
Adherence Evaluations Percentage
Always 12
Usually 7
Sometimes 13
Never taken as prescribed 0
Burden
Burden Evaluations Percentage
Very hard to take 1
Somewhat hard to take 5
A little hard to take 16
Not at all hard to take 10
Cost per month
Cost per month Evaluations Percentage
$200+ 3
$100-199 1
$50-99 1
$25-49 1
< $25 20
Not specified 6
Last updated:
There are no evaluations for Art Therapy.