Creative advantures and flow in art-making: A qualitative study of women living with cancer

British Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 255-262

  Reynolds, Frances ^a   Prior, Sarah ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ART; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; CREATIVITY; DATA ANALYSIS; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FLOW; HUMAN; IMAGERY; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MOTIVATION; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REVIEW; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; STRESS; THEORY; THREAT;

EID: 33745634352     PISSN: 03080226     EISSN: 14776006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030802260606900603     Document Type: Review

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