Journal article
A pilot study assessing art therapy as a mental health intervention for subfertile women
Abstract
BACKGROUND Subfertility is a common but hidden source of anxiety, depressive symptoms and hopelessness. Counselling reduces this emotional burden and may even enhance the likelihood of pregnancy. Art therapy may be a useful intervention, because it facilitates the expression of feelings, both visually and verbally, and may ease emotional distress. METHODS Weekly 2-h art therapy group courses were held for a total of 21 subfertile women. The …
Authors
Hughes EG; da Silva AM
Journal
Human Reproduction, Vol. 26, No. 3, pp. 611–615
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Publication Date
March 1, 2011
DOI
10.1093/humrep/deq385
ISSN
0268-1161