Devious Journal Entryn.
Psychotherapy that incorporates the production of visual art, such as painting or sculpture, in order to understand and express one's feelings. [1]
"With psychoses, part of the problem is hallucinations and delusions and it becomes really hard to talk to people about them - and people become isolated because no one is listening to them."
He added: "Although there is evidence these therapies work we don't really know how.
"It's possible they work because they just bring people together and break the cycle of isolation.
"Other people have argued it's helpful because you are constructing something."
Alison Cobb from the mental health charity Mind said: "While medication for schizophrenia can help tackle symptoms such as psychosis, medication alone fails to address some of the other problems people may experience, such as problems communicating and socialising with others.
"Art therapy is a non-threatening and accessible therapy that can help people express their feelings without the need to talk them over." [2]
1. The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2007, 2004 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
2. BBC News, September 14 2008.
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Someone at a anime convention once came up to my table and told me my art was "Lovecraftian". I think anime conventions might be the wrong venue for me after all. XD
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