Social Psychiatry, Vol. 51 No. 4, 2023.
Professional paper
https://doi.org/10.24869/spsih.2023.354
Art Therapy at the Day Hospital for Psychotic Disorders and Early Intervention
Ivan Barun
; 1University Psychiatric Hospital Sveti Ivan, Zagreb, Croatia; Academy of Fine Arts, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia; The Academy of Arts and Culture in Osijek, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia
Dominik Šmida
; Klinika za psihijatriju Sveti Ivan, Zagreb, Hrvatska;
Kristina Habuš
; Klinika za psihijatriju Sveti Ivan, Zagreb, Hrvatska;
Višnja Martić
; Klinika za psihijatriju Sveti Ivan, Zagreb, Hrvatska;
Deana Varga
; Klinika za psihijatriju Sveti Ivan, Zagreb, Hrvatska;
Daniela Šago
; Klinika za psihijatriju Sveti Ivan, Zagreb, Hrvatska;
Abstract
Psychotic experience affects the way a person thinks, feels and behaves, which may cause difficulties in the therapeutic
approach. Art therapy can help these individuals express their feelings and understand themselves better. The aim of this
paper is to demonstrate the use of art therapy at the Day Hospital for Psychotic Disorders and Early Intervention of the
University Psychiatric Hospital Sveti Ivan in Zagreb, its theoretical background and therapeutic outcomes. Art therapy
intervention was structured as a cycle of 12 interconnected art therapy sessions of a semi-open group, where each session
had its own theme. The cycle formed an integrated whole. The artworks created were analyzed in a group setting and
used for reflection, whereby group members could elaborate and associate on their own artwork and the artwork of
their colleagues, offering understanding and compassion, and having corrective experiences on a symbolic level while
developing cognitive and emotional insights.
Keywords
Art Therapy; Psychotherapy; Early Interventions; Psychotic Disorder; Therapeutic Process
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318853
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Publication date:
17.4.2024.
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