title: Implementation of groups for creative expression on a psychiatric inpatient unit.
abstract: Patients benefited from creativity group participation through expression of both positive and negative feelings, group acceptance, and acceptance of self in a non-competitive activity. Psychiatric nurses can lead creativity groups with a focus on creative expression, rather than psychotherapy. No specific training in the arts is required for these simple creative formats. It was found from using a variety of creative formats that, overall, patients received group projects better than individual projects done in a group setting.
authors.affiliation: Gainesville Veterans Administration Medical Center (GVAMC), Inpatient Psychiatric Unit, FL, USA.
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: McGarry
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Prince
mesh_terms: D001155:Art Therapy / Q000458:organization & administration*; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003405:Creativity; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients / Q000523:psychology*; D008091:Literature; D009147:Music Therapy / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group / Q000458:organization & administration*