title: Analyzing drawings of children who are physically ill and hospitalized, using the ipsative method.
abstract: Children use drawings and pictorial representations as a way of expressing their feelings about themselves and their world. The ipsative method for analyzing drawings is an excellent way for a child health professional to assess and monitor a child's emotional and developmental progress during a physical illness or hospitalization. Case examples illustrate the ipsative method. Specific guidelines for the clinical use of children's drawings are given.
authors: Scott and White Clinic, Texas A & M University College of Medicine, Temple.
authors: W A
authors: WA
authors: Rae
mesh_terms: D001155:Art Therapy / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D001828:Body Image; D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development; D002673:Child, Hospitalized / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D010147:Pain Measurement / Q000379:methods; D011385:Projection; D002666:Psychology, Child; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000175:diagnosis; D014481:United States