Art Therapy in Mental Health: The Relevance of Art in Multidisciplinary Workshops in the Treatment Process of Psychic Suffering

The holistic approach to psychiatric patients, a theme that has been increasingly discussed in the literature in recent years, encompasses health promotion activities that are part of the multidisciplinary mental health team, working in different population groups. Widely used in the field of occupational therapy, art therapy is gaining space as a way of approaching the patient with psychological distress in the treatment process in other areas of health, especially in psychiatry. Art therapy aims to carry out psychic changes in the patient, expansion of consciousness, identification and internal reorganization of emotional conflicts, individual development, diversity of forms of expression of psychic suffering and self-knowledge, helping to resolve the patient's conflicts. The importance of art therapy as an ally in the process of treatment and re-insertion of the patient in the social environment in which they live encompasses the idea of valuing the patient's creativity and individuality, identifying and reconciling problems and interior reflections, stimulating intellectual skills and helping in the process of breaking down the stigmatization and exclusion of the patient.

Author(s): Cely Carolyne Pontes Morcer

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