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    'Painting a path to wellness': Correlations between participating in a creative activity group and improved measured mental health outcome

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    Authors
    Caddy, L.
    Crawford, Frances
    Page, A.
    Date
    2012
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Caddy, L. and Crawford, F. and Page, A.C. 2012. 'Painting a path to wellness': Correlations between participating in a creative activity group and improved measured mental health outcome. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing. 19 (4): pp. 327-333.
    Source Title
    Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing
    DOI
    10.1111/j.1365-2850.2011.01785.x
    ISSN
    1351-0126
    School
    School of Occupational Therapy and Social Work
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/5477
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    Responding to a call for quantitative outcome evidence about the therapeutic relationship between creative activity and mental health, this study examined the mental health outcomes of inpatients participating in art- and craft-based creative therapies at a private psychiatric hospital over a 5-year period. The creative activity group sample (n = 403) improved from admission to discharge across four different psychometric measures with moderate to strong mean effect sizes. Reductions from pre- to post-treatment in both self-reported and clinician-rated symptoms are clearly demonstrated for the creative activity group participant sample. Research findings establish that participation in creative activity has potential benefits for people experiencing mental health problems

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