title: Art therapy. Enhancing psychosocial nursing.
abstract: 1. The creative process can be a means of reconciling conflicts and increasing awareness. 2. Art provides a permanent representation of clients' internal states and reflects the changes seen in the therapeutic progression. 3. Many psychological states lend themselves to a much greater extent to graphic representation, as opposed to verbalization. 4. Art holds the potential for enhancing the quality of therapy for clients by increasing expression and facilitating insight.
authors.affiliation: Psychosocial Rehabilitation Unit, Building 26, Eastern State Hospital, PO Box 8791, Williamsburg, VA 23187-8791, USA. FTate@esh.state.va.us
authors.forename: Frederic B
authors.initials: FB
authors.lastname: Tate
authors.forename: Dan A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Longo
mesh_terms: D001155:Art Therapy; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing