Narratives of art-making in chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis: Three case studies

Arts in Psychotherapy

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 435-445

  Reynolds, Frances ^a   Vivat, Bella ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Art; Chronic fatigue; ME; Narrative; Qualitative

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ART THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMOTIONALITY; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; FEMALE; FREEDOM; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LEISURE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SYMBOLISM;

EID: 33750623044     PISSN: 01974556     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aip.2006.07.002     Document Type: Article

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