Art Psychotherapy

PHILOSOPHY, PRINCIPLES AND APPLICATION. Creative Process in Life. Advantages of Art Therapy. History and Application of Art Therapy. Institutional Politics. Art Therapy Training. Therapeutic Relationship. AFFECTIVE DISORDERS. Depression. Manic--Depressive Psychosis. Suicide. Combining Expressive Therapies in an Effort to Survive on a Depression Ward. SCHIZOPHRENIA. General Characteristics and Clinical Considerations in Schizophrenia. Phenomenology of Schizophrenia Expressed in Art. Institutional Impact. Art Expression and Recovery Style in Acute Schizophrenia. Comparison of Art Expression in Schizophrenia, Depression, and Manic--Depressive Psychosis. NEUROSIS AND ADDICTION. Just Plain Folks. Dreams. Alcohol Abuse. GROUP AND FAMILY ART THERAPY. Group Art Therapy. Family Art Therapy. RESEARCH. Problems in Art Therapy Research. Appendix. References. Index.