[Reception and evaluation of art therapy by patients with neuroses]

The reception of art therapy in neurotic patients as well as artistic training effectivity in patients subjective opinions were studied in 40 patients. The 17 sessions were studied in 40 patients. The 17 sessions of art therapy lasted 10 weeks. Every patient performed two kinds of artistic production with the use of art techniques by the instructor; this gave the total number of 14 art works. During the remaining 3 sessions the art technique was at choice. The result shows the heterogeneity of art therapy evaluation in patients opinions. The fact that patients were very interested in art performance as a form of therapy caused the preference of free choice of art techniques.