JOURNAL ARTICLE

Revisión bibliográfica en idioma español sobre el arteterapia como herramienta psicoterapéutica

Abstract

The objective of the study was to carry out a literature review in Spanish about art therapy as a psychotherapeutic tool. The study took place from 2006 to 2017. The databases consulted were Dialnet, EBSCOhost, El Psitio, Elsevier, Google Scholar, Google Books, Red Visual, Redalyc, ResearchGate, Salud Mental and Scielo; and the descriptors reviewed were "Art therapy," "artistic" "therapy," "therapy of art," "psychology," and "art"; "psychotherapy" and "art"; "creativity" and "psychology"; "creativity" and "therapy". In total, 105 documents were found, of which 73 were pre-selected and, finally, 44 were selected. The findings show that 66% of documents correspond to empirical studies and 34% to documentary reviews. There are also 26problems. Neurodevelopmental disorders are the most worked using artistic therapy. Additionally, there are psychotic disorders. It is concluded that the most used artistic techniques in the different problems that appear in the selected documents were drawing, painting and modeling with clay. Likewise, it was found that art therapy has sought to be an interdisciplinary therapy rather than a therapy of psychology, which is why many specialized professionals come from careers such as Fine Arts, Occupational Therapy, Social Work, Psychiatry and Nursing, among others.

Keywords:
Art therapy Creativity Painting SciELO Psychology Psychotherapist The arts Occupational therapy MEDLINE Visual arts Psychiatry Art Social psychology

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FWCI (Field Weighted Citation Impact)
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Topics

Art Therapy and Mental Health
Social Sciences →  Arts and Humanities →  Conservation
Aging, Health, and Disability
Health Sciences →  Medicine →  Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
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