title: Art therapy as a healing tool for sub-fertile women.
abstract: Although fertility is fundamental to spiritual health, it is often taken for granted. When a desired pregnancy fails to occur, stress and grief frequently follow. Visual expression of feelings through "art therapy" has proved a powerful healing tool for women brave enough to give it a try at the McMaster University Fertility Clinic. The objective and subjective findings of this ongoing project suggest that through simple visual self-expression, stress, anxiety and hopelessness may be reduced. This form of art therapy also provides a joyful social experience of sharing with other women, who are dealing with these issues.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada. hughese@mcmaster.ca
authors.forename: Edward G
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Hughes
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001155:Art Therapy; D005260:Female; D006117:Grief; D006801:Humans; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D011247:Pregnancy; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*