Reducing Negative Mood Through Drawing: Comparing Venting, Positive Expression, and Tracing

Art Therapy

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 197-201

  Smolarski, Kayla ^a   Leone, Kristy ^a   Robbins, Steven J ^a  

^a ARCADIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84947279834     PISSN: 07421656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07421656.2015.1092697     Document Type: Article

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