Arts Therapies in the Treatment of Depression is a comprehensive compilation of expert knowledge on arts therapies’ potential in successfully addressing depression. The book identifies ways of addressing the condition in therapy sessions, shares experience of tools and approaches which seem to work best and guides towards a conscious and confident evidence-based practice.
Key Features
- Contributions from international experts in the field of arts therapies.
- Recent, high-profile and methodologically diverse research, including clinical trials, surveys, and case studies.
- Three sections corresponding to particular life stages, exploring major topics in arts therapies practice and the nature of depression.
- Represents all four arts therapies disciplines.
- Aims to improve existing arts therapies practice and research.
Additional Information
The book hopes to improve existing arts therapies practice and research, by encouraging researchers to use creativity in designing meaningful research projects and empowering practitioners to use evidence creatively for the benefit of their clients and the discipline.
Arts Therapies in the Treatment of Depression is an essential resource for arts therapies researchers, practitioners, and arts therapists in training. It should also be of interest to other health researchers and health professionals, particularly those who work with clients experiencing depression and in multidisciplinary teams.
