art therapy

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: therapy based on engagement in artistic activities (such as painting or drawing) as a means of creative expression and symbolic communication especially in individuals affected with a mental or emotional disorder or cognitive impairment She's also used art therapy while working with autistic and special-needs children and patients recovering from strokes.— Cheryl Powell In art therapy, patients express their feelings not just through discussion, but through drawing, painting and sculpting. That's why this type of therapy is thought to be especially helpful for people who have difficulty articulating feelings—including children and those suffering from Alzheimer's disease, strokes and post-traumatic stress disorder.— Jenny Hontz

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art therapist noun, plural art therapists

Although she works toward the same goals as the psychologist or psychiatrist, as an art therapist her technique is decidedly different. — Sharon L. Bass

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art therapy

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: therapy based on engagement in artistic activities (as painting or drawing) as a means of creative expression and symbolic communication especially in individuals affected with a mental or emotional disorder or cognitive impairment In art therapy, patients express their feelings not just through discussion, but through drawing, painting and sculpting. That's why this type of therapy is thought to be especially helpful for people who have difficulty articulating feelings—including children and those suffering from Alzheimer's disease, strokes and post-traumatic stress disorder.— Jenny Hontz, The Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2006

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