TITLE:
A Summary of Expressive Arts Therapy and Painting Therapy
AUTHORS:
Jiahua Wang, Azizah Binti Abdullah
KEYWORDS:
Expressive Arts Therapy, Painting Therapy, Mental Health
JOURNAL NAME:
Creative Education,
Vol.15 No.2,
February
28,
2024
ABSTRACT: Although
traditional psychotherapy is effective, it has some limitations, such as long
treatment period and unstable efficacy. Creative interventions have more
benefits than traditional interventions. The purpose of this paper is to summarize the research findings of expressive arts
therapy (EXAT) and painting therapy, and to explore their development, theoretical basis, application
fields, and mechanistic studies, in order to provide more effective
intervention approaches and therapeutic methods for improving the public's
mental health. Consequently,
this paper reviewed and summarized a large body of literature that provides an
overview of the development, theoretical foundations, and areas of application
of EXAT and
painting therapy. It is
found that EXAT and painting therapy are widely used in the fields of psychotherapy,
rehabilitation nursing, and education, and have achieved significant therapeutic effects. Nevertheless,
the current research still has limitations and shortcomings. In the future, it is necessary to further study the mechanism and
optimize the treatment plan, to provide more effective intervention approaches
and treatment methods in the field of mental health.