Art Therapy for Combat-Related PTSD: Recommendations for Research and Practice

Autor/inn/en	Collie, Kate; Backos, Amy; Malchiodi, Cathy; Spiegel, David
Titel	Art Therapy for Combat-Related PTSD: Recommendations for Research and Practice
Quelle	In: Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 23 (2006) 4, (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0742-1656
Schlagwörter	Art Therapy; Posttraumatic Stress Disorder; Counseling Techniques; War; Military Personnel; Emotional Response; Counseling Effectiveness + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kunsttherapie; Counseling technique; Counselling technique; Counselling techniques; Beratungsmethode; Krieg; Emotionales Verhalten
Abstract	With a new generation of American combat veterans returning from Iraq, the nation has an obligation to do everything possible to improve care for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Although art therapy has been understudied in this context, it shows promise as a means of treating hard-to-treat symptoms of combat-related PTSD, such as avoidance and emotional numbing, while also addressing the underlying psychological situation that gives rise to these symptoms. In this paper, we establish a conceptual foundation for research about art therapy as a treatment for combat-related PTSD by situating art therapy within the context of other PTSD treatments, outlining a theoretical rationale for using art therapy as a treatment for PTSD, and clarifying "best practices" for using art therapy as a treatment for combat-related PTSD. We recommend group treatment in three stages and suggest that art therapists who treat combat-related PTSD receive specialized training in trauma intervention and PTSD theory. (Author).
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