Making art: A qualitative study of personal and group transformation in a community arts studio

Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 215-222

  Howells, Valerie ^a   Zelnik, Thomas ^b  

^a EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Saint Joseph Mercy Health System   (United States)

Author keywords

Community integration; Ethnography; Mental health; Participatory action research

Indexed keywords

ART; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL ISOLATION;

EID: 58149486270     PISSN: 1095158X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2975/32.3.2009.215.222     Document Type: Article

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