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By Kendra Van Wagner, About.com Guide to Psychology since 2005

What Is Art Therapy?

Friday May 22, 2009
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Art therapy integrates psychotherapeutic techniques with the creative process to improve mental health and well being. If you have a strong interest in both art and psychology, this is definitely a specialty area that you should consider. Learn more about what art therapy is and how it is used in psychology in this brief overview of art therapy.

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July 2, 2009 at 10:03 am
(1) Cathy Malchiodi says:

You can also get a free color download called What is Art Therapy at this URL http://www.internationalarttherapy.org/resources.html.

October 4, 2009 at 2:36 pm
(2) Anna says:

A growing resource and more info about what art therapy is can be found here as well.

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