Bringing World-Class Art, and Wonder, to Mental Health Patients. ... In some psychiatric settings, patients are not even allowed to have pencils, which pose a risk for self harm.

Art World Art Is Good for One’s Mental Health, Says a U.K. Charity That Brings Patients and Artists Together for Collaborative Projects in Hospitals ...

Despite decades of concern, restrictive practices remain common. A compassion-based approach could help change that.

As I have written previously, doctors in Canada and the U.K. have been writing prescriptions for mental health-boosting activities like going to an art museum or picking up a few houseplants with ...

Creative activities for psychiatric patients. DUBAI - Patients suffering from psychological problems are engaged in music and art activities such as painting, reading, among others, as part of a ...

Art as therapy was first used in the early and mid-20th century. Patients were often forced to deal with archaic and brutal practices, but they were also first to experience pioneering treatments.

He said a total of 136 psychiatric patients produced a diverse collection of art works for the exhibition adding that 46 of these reside in the hospital and the remaining 90 receive treatment on ...

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center psychiatric patients worked in small groups to create paintings of famous African-Americans for Black History Month. The results were healing.

A few weeks ago, the Wellcome Library announced a new initiative to digitize more than 800,000 pages of material from British psychiatric hospitals. Dating between the 18th and 20th centuries, the ...

The Prinzhorn collection at the University of Heidelberg’s psychiatric clinic was established after the first world war by Hans Prinzhorn, a young doctor who also held a PhD in art history and ...

The Transformative Power Of The Arts. A 2023 report on Psychology Today outlined how social prescribing programs originated decades ago by healthcare providers in the U.K.The intent was to address ...