Positive art therapy: Linking positive psychology to art therapy theory, practice, and research

Art Therapy

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 4-11

  Wilkinson, Rebecca A ^a   Chilton, Gioia ^b  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84875952666     PISSN: 07421656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07421656.2013.757513     Document Type: Article

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