Visual art therapy's unique contribution in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorders

Journal of Trauma and Dissociation

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 5-38

  Avrahami, Dalia ^a,b  

^a BEIT BERL COLLEGE   (Israel)

^b NONE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Biographical continuity; Combat trauma; Dissociation; Integrative process; PTSD; Symbolization; Visual art therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ART THERAPY; ARTICLE; BATTLE INJURY; CASE REPORT; CONFUSION; COUNTER TRANSFERENCE; CREATIVITY; EMOTION; EMPOWERMENT; FAMILY RELATION; HUMAN; INTEGRATION; MALE; MEMORY; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMBOLISM; TRANSFERENCE;

ART THERAPY; COMBAT DISORDERS; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS; HUMANS; PSYCHOTHERAPEUTIC PROCESSES; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; SYMBOLISM;

EID: 33744958030     PISSN: 15299732     EISSN: 15299740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J229v06n04_02     Document Type: Article

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