PMID- 24397206
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20140501
LR  - 20190918
IS  - 0042-8450 (Print)
IS  - 0042-8450 (Linking)
VI  - 70
IP  - 11
DP  - 2013 Nov
TI  - Group art therapy as adjunct therapy for the treatment of schizophrenic patients 
      in day hospital.
PG  - 1065-9
AB  - INTRODUCTION: The schizophrenics are frequently disinterested and resistant to 
      standard care. CASE REPORT: We presented clinical observations of group art 
      therapy of two schizophrenic patients during integrative therapy in Day Hospital. 
      We modified the original "Synallactic collective image technique" (Vassiliou G, 
      Vassiliou V.). The group is open, heterogeneous, meets once a week and discusses 
      on exhibited drawings, drawn by free associations. The patients' drawings and 
      group protocols showed clinical improvement by lowering depressive themes, more 
      human figures and self-confidence. The obvious severity of markedly impairment on 
      Clinical Global Impression (CGI) and Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) 
      scales on admission with minimal improvement at discharge was rated. CONCLUSION: 
      Group art therapy enables visual expression of emotions, perceptions and 
      cognitions, develops creative potentials and support within the group, thus 
      facilitating the integrative therapeutic process of schizophrenics. It may be 
      useful adjunctive therapy for schizoprenic patients.
FAU - Gajic, Gordana Mandic
AU  - Gajic GM
AD  - Clinic for Psychyatry, Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbia. 
      mandig468@yahoo.com
LA  - eng
PT  - Case Reports
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - Serbia
TA  - Vojnosanit Pregl
JT  - Vojnosanitetski pregled
JID - 21530700R
SB  - IM
MH  - Adult
MH  - Ambulatory Care/*methods
MH  - Art Therapy/*methods
MH  - Depression/complications/*rehabilitation
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Psychotherapy, Group/*methods
MH  - Schizophrenia/complications/*rehabilitation
MH  - Self Concept
MH  - Treatment Outcome
EDAT- 2014/01/09 06:00
MHDA- 2014/05/03 06:00
CRDT- 2014/01/09 06:00
PHST- 2014/01/09 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2014/01/09 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2014/05/03 06:00 [medline]
AID - 10.2298/vsp1311065m [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Vojnosanit Pregl. 2013 Nov;70(11):1065-9. doi: 10.2298/vsp1311065m.