art therapy

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Does anyone know the history of art therapy or resources available for its history?

-- Alvin Smith (smitha@tartan.sapc.edu), March 29, 2001

Answers

There are a few historical articles in the journal Art Therapy, the full index of which is available at http://www.arttherapy.org/.

A quick search of PsychINFO reveals the two following seemingly-relevant articles. You should probably track down the full indexes of these two journals in order to find more.

Different things to different people: Art therapy in Britain--A brief survey of its history and current development. By Waller, Diane E. Arts in Psychotherapy. 1992 Vol 19(2) 87-92 The history of art therapy in a large mental hospital. By Kramer, Elaine S. American Journal of Art Therapy. 1982 Apr Vol 21(3) 75-84

-- Christopher Green (christo@yorku.ca), March 29, 2001.


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