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Music has value in dementia care, but re-envisioning its role beyond treatment involves engaging individuals in music experiences that foster self-expression, identity and meaningful interactions.
Art and music therapists can charge the National Disability Insurance Scheme the same as counsellors, after an independent review found they are effective.
Long before the pandemic, health care workers were experiencing high levels of stress, burnout and compassion fatigue, all of which contribute to reduced quality of care for patients.
From drawing to gardening and woodworking, self-expression can lower stress, improve mood and increase self-confidence.
In a new study, we found art therapy was linked to positive outcomes for children and adolescents in a hospital-based mental health unit.
I want to help people without prior knowledge of art history write about issues that affect them – through the prism of an artwork.
State-sponsored disappearance plays into the most primal of human fears – to vanish without a trace. The modern era started with Chile’s US-backed coup on September 11 1973
A chatbot that lets users express their feelings by drawing may help communication and treatment for people with chronic pain.
Art, music and poetry therapy can help patients feel more optimistic and less isolated as well as to embrace the uncertainty that comes with illness.
The artworks created by women in prison brought us greater understanding of their often complex and traumatic experiences
Chat to your child while they draw, or learn about a new artistic style together.
The devastation of the second world war allowed progressive planners to reimagine the city and make spaces for children and young people to play in.
2023 will mark the ten year anniversary of Australia’s National Arts and Health Framework. Our new research points the way forward from here.
By adopting aspects of the expressive arts in the classroom, teachers may help children discover a healing narrative.
The theory of supportive design considers
positive distraction, perceptions of control and social support.
Ono’s commitment to regenerative rituals is instructive in an era of turmoil and instability.
A youth-focussed exhibition about experiences of mental health is interactive and expansive, kicking down the barriers between science and art.
I’m a keen doodler who turned a hobby into a PhD and then a career. I’ve also seen what hurdles people face when it comes to learning to draw and how they can be overcome.
Social isolation in older adults can contribute to negative health outcomes. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated this, but an arts-based program can alleviate some of the loneliness.
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Honorary Research Fellow, School of Design, University of Technology Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in Abnormal/Clinical Psychology, Bath Spa University
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Lecturer in Political Theory, University of Otago
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Doctoral Student in Visual Art, Southern Cross University
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Professor of Behavioural Science, University of Surrey
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Leading the research group on Arts for Wellbeing, Edge Hill University
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Senior Lecturer, Creative Writing Program, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor in Arts and Cultural Leadership, University of Southampton
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Professor of Molecular Psychiatry, King's College London
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Canada Research Chair in Ethics and Political & Social Philosophy, University of British Columbia; Independent Social Research Foundation
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Assistant Investigator at Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute, University of Washington
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Associate Professor in Child Psychology and Education, University of Staffordshire
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The Open University
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Professor of Art Therapy Research, Drexel University
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Researcher in relation to Psychosocial design, arts engagement mental health, trauma, dementia, UNSW