Review article
Croatian - Brazilian project breast cancer and clinical research on creative and arts-expressive / supportive (psycho)therapies
Miroslav Prstačić
; Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation Sciences, Department of Motoric Disturbances, Chronic Diseases and Art Therapies, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Cristina Dias-Allessandrini
; Universidade Potiguar-RN, Brasil, Alquimy Art Research Center-SP, Brazil
Maria Margarida-Carvalho
; Universidade Potiguar-RN, Brasil, Alquimy Art Research Center-SP, Brazil
Milan Vrkljan
; Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, Sestre milosrdnice University Hospital Center, Zagreb, Croatia
Damir Eljuga
; Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Sestre milosrdnice University Hospital Center, Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
This paper shows an innovative concept of a Croatian-Brazilian project in the field of psychosocial oncology and sophrology. Within this context, the paper presents the basic outline of a research protocol for conducting a transcultural study relating to the implementation of supportive-expressive arts psychotherapies providing complementary approaches to a complex treatment and rehabilitation program for breast cancer patients. Some forms of past cooperation between the Croatian and Brazilian universities, healthcare institutions and professional associations are presented with reference to the major topics discussed at the Latin American Congress of Art Therapy. This Croatian-Brazilian cooperation has been envisaged in the outline of a research project on “Supportive Therapies and Life Potential Developments” supported by the Croatian Ministry of Science.
Keywords
breast cancer; arts-expressive (psycho)therapies; psychosocial oncology; sophrology; rehabilitation
Hrčak ID:
277478
URI
Publication date:
30.11.2011.
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