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  • Psychiatry and Mental Health
  • Creative Arts Therapies
  • Psychotherapy Research

Background:

  • Creative art therapy (CAT) utilizes diverse mediums like art, music, and drama for mental health treatment.
  • Severe mental illnesses (SMI) include schizophrenia, trauma-related disorders, major depression, and bipolar disorder.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To provide a narrative review of Creative Art Therapy (CAT) for severe mental illness (SMI).
  • To summarize findings on CAT's efficacy in treating schizophrenia, trauma-related disorders, major depression, and bipolar disorder.

Main Methods:

  • A comprehensive literature search was conducted on PubMed and Cochrane Library.
  • Reviewed studies published between January 2008 and March 2019, identifying 86 full-text articles from 9697 citations.

Main Results:

  • Literature suggests CAT is a low-risk, high-benefit intervention for minimizing SMI symptoms and maximizing functioning.
  • Significant heterogeneity in study methodologies and outcome measures was observed.
  • Lack of methodological rigor impedes the advancement and widespread adoption of CAT for SMI.

Conclusions:

  • Standardization of CAT methods is crucial for improving the evaluation of interventions across different psychiatric disorders.
  • Further research is needed to explore the underlying biological mechanisms of CAT.
  • While a universal CAT regimen is impractical, methodological consistency is recommended.