It may benefit many different aspects of your well-being, including (list one)
Art therapy can help with many conditions and experiences, including (list 1):
The mechanism of action for many brain stimulation therapies is not yet entirely understood. But in most cases, such therapies are thought to
activate nerve cells in a controlled manner, producing both chemical and functional changes in the brain that can help reduce the severity of psychiatric or neurological symptoms.
Music therapy may support many aspects of your child’s development, including their (list 2):
Benefits of Art therapy
Perception and self-perception: Art helped the participants focus on the present moment, identify their emotional responses, and connect their emotions and body awareness.
Personal integration: They strengthened their identity and self-image.
Emotion and impulse regulation: They improved the ability to regulate and control emotions.
Behavior change: They learned to change their behavioral responses to themselves and others, perhaps through the self-directed nature of art-making.
Insight and comprehension: They verbalized their emotions and experiences.
In a psychiatric context, brain stimulation therapies are most often used to
treat serious mental illnesses such as treatment-resistant depression (major depression that does not respond to psychotherapy or medication), bipolar disorder, OCD, or schizophrenia.
What are the risks of music therapy?
Music therapy is safe and low risk. But it’s possible for music to trigger painful or unexpected memories for you.
Art therapy involves the use of creative techniques such as
drawing, painting, collage, coloring, or sculpting to help people express themselves artistically and examine the psychological and emotional undertones in their art.
Earlier in its use, ECT developed a bad reputation and was widely derided as
“shock therapy.” This is likely because it was sometimes administered at high doses or without proper sedation, leading to more severe side effects than are common today.
What happens during a music therapy session? (list 4)
Art therapy is founded on the belief that
self-expression through artistic creation has therapeutic value for those who are healing or seeking a deeper understanding of themselves and their behaviors.
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is typically used to treat
severe depression
Types of music therapy
Art therapy integrates (another therapy) what is that therapy?
Psychotherapy
Type of Brain Stimulation Therapy
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)
Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS)
Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS or rTMS)
Magnetic seizure therapy (MST)
Deep brain stimulation (DBS)